A man in his 50s, and his dog, have been resuced by fire fighters after a small kitchen fire. However, fire fighters said they would have been at the scene sooner if it were not for badly parked cars.
The home on Ashgrove Road, in Bedminster, was attended by two fire engines around 1pm, on Saturday (July 2). The fire was started accidentally on the ground floor of a terraced home.
No one was injured and the flames were put out quickly. However, a car parked on the corner of Ashgrove Road made the street difficult to pass, costing the emergency response team valuable minutes.
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Steve Quinton, Duty Group Manager for Avon Fie and Rescue, said: "We were called at 12.29pm to Ashgrove Road in Bedminster. We initially had two appliances from Bedminster and one appliance from Temple. We were called to a house fire, a cooking fire in the kitchen on the ground floor. We were called by the occupant and it was a small fire involving cooking.
"We had one 56-year-old male and one dog treated by fire service for minor smoke inhalation. It was accidental ignition and we had two breathing apparatus and a high press jet. No one was conveyed to hospital."
"Car parking in that area is always a challenge for us and whilst our fire appliances are getting more compact. The plea is to always consider parking in and around those areas because I get that the streets are tight but it does hinder our attendance."
It is not the first time badly parked cars have caused issues in Bristol for emergency vehicles. In April there was the "nightmare moment" a fire engine got stuck trying to reach a fire.
Previously firefighters have shared footage of them having to abandon their vehicles and reach scenes on foot as there is no hope of making it through the streets which have been left impassble by drivers not leaving enough room.
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