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Fire Crews Called To Cowes Flats

Fire Crews Called To Cowes Flats
By Isle of Wight Radio Reporter Sun, 20 May 2012 11:15AM

Fire crews on the Isle of Wight from Newport, Cowes and Ryde have been called to a suspected fire at a block of flats in Cowes. It's thought the suspected fire could have started in the kitchen of Lugley's Restaurant on the Parade. According to a spokesperson from Surrey Fire and Rescue Service one fire engine from Newport, one from Cowes and one engine from Ryde with the ladder attached were called at 10:53 (Sunday) to Osborne Court. Initial reports suggest the fire was out on arrival but investigations are continuing.

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