{"id":535271,"date":"2025-10-29T10:55:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T10:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/535271\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T10:55:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T10:55:31","slug":"greenhouse-fire-on-allotment-sparks-major-999-response-in-bristol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/535271\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenhouse fire on allotment sparks major 999 response in Bristol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A major road within the city was closed while it was tackled<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">A greenhouse on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/all-about\/fires\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">fire<\/a> within an allotment sparked a major 999 response in Bristol tonight (Tuesday, October 28).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">The incident, near Wick Road in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/all-about\/brislington\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Brislington<\/a>, was reported to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/all-about\/avon-fire-and-rescue\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Avon Fire and Rescue<\/a> at 7.38pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">Photos and video from the scene shows firefighters tackling a what appears to be a significant fire.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_AD_28-10-2025_wickroadjpeg.jpg\" alt=\"Fire in woodlands and allotments off Wick Road, Bristol.\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Fire in woodlands and allotments off Wick Road, Bristol.(Image: Paul Gillis \/ Reach PLC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">The fire service said it started in a greenhouse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">Crews from Temple and Hicks Gate attended the incident and extinguished the fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">It is thought the cause was accidental.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_AD_28-10-2025_wickroad_02jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"Fire in woodlands and allotments off Wick Road, Bristol.\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Fire in woodlands and allotments off Wick Road, Bristol.(Image: Paul Gillis \/ Reach PLC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">A spokesperson for Avon Fire and Rescue said: &#8220;We were called at 7:38pm to a greenhouse on fire in an allotment near Wick Road, Brislington.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">&#8220;Firefighters from Temple and Hicks Gate extinguished the fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">&#8220;The cause of the fire is thought to be accidental.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_AD_28-10-2025_wickroad_03jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"Fire in woodlands and allotments off Wick Road, Bristol.\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Fire in woodlands and allotments off Wick Road, Bristol.(Image: Paul Gillis \/ Reach PLC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"bristolpost\">Wick Road was closed off whilst the fire service were at the scene, with police being seen helping implement the road closure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A major road within the city was closed while it was tackled A greenhouse on fire within 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