Large house fire in Ayr

At 4.14 am on the 27th September 2010, Strathclyde Fire & Rescue Operations Control received several emergency calls reporting a fire at 39, Castlehill Road, Ayr.

Firefighters from Ayr community fire station were initially mobilised to the scene.  On arrival the crews were faced with a rapidly developing fire within the roof space of a large detached, two storey unoccupied house.  The incident commander rapidly assessed the fire scene and requested further assistance from South and North Ayrshire community fire stations.

A total of forty firefighters from Ayr, Dreghorn, Kilmarnock and Maybole community fire stations brought the fire under control using ground and aerial water monitors from hydrant water supplies in Castlehill, Inverkar and Dongola Roads, Ayr.  The fire was confined to the building, with firefighters preventing fire spread to nearby residential properties.

Firefighters remain at the scene to ensure all pockets of fire are fully extinguished.

The cause of the fire is not yet known. A full investigation is being jointly undertaken by Strathclyde Fire & Rescue and Strathclyde Police.

There is no further information at this stage.