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Downham Market fire station destroyed in fire Downham Market fire station destroyed in fire
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A fire station and fire engine in Norfolk have been destroyed in a fire overnight. A fire station and fire engine were destroyed in an overnight blaze.
Police officers working at a nearby police station reported the fire at the station in Downham Market just after midnight. Police officers working nearby reported the fire in Downham Market, Norfolk, just after midnight. It had started in the bay where the station's fire engine was housed.
It started in the bay where the station's fire engine was housed. Crews from other areas were called to tackle the fire.
Deputy chief fire officer Roy Harrold said: "Normally we go to other people's fires but tonight we had to go to our own." Norfolk's deputy chief fire officer Roy Harrold said: "Normally we go to other people's fires, but tonight we had to go to our own."
Outside fire crews from Norfolk and Cambridgeshire were called to tackle the fire.
Nearby houses were evacuated for a short time. No-one was hurt.Nearby houses were evacuated for a short time. No-one was hurt.
Mr Harrold said breathing apparatus cylinders on the fire engine had ruptured, and police and fire officers were searching the area to make sure there was no dangerous debris. Mr Harrold said breathing apparatus cylinders on the burnt fire engine had ruptured.
He said fire cover would be maintained for the town. Police and fire officers were searching the area to make sure there was no dangerous debris, he said.
'Crew dumbfounded'
A replacement fire engine has already been delivered to the town.
"We've lost the fire station but we haven't lost the cover," said Mr Harrold.
A new fire engine costs about £250,000 and a new fire station could cost about £1.5m, he said.
Watch manager Kim Scotney has been at Downham Market fire station for 28 years.
"We're gutted," he said. "The rest of the crew are dumbfounded. It hasn't quite sunk in properly, but at the end of the day nobody was hurt."
An investigation will begin into the cause of the fire as soon as the building has been declared safe.
Downham Market is a retained fire station, with one one watch manager, two crew managers and eight firefighters.Downham Market is a retained fire station, with one one watch manager, two crew managers and eight firefighters.
It has been on its present site since 2006.