The fire brigade arrived within two minutes of receiving the call, but by this time the building was well alight.
The primary responsibility for providing an efficient fire service rests with the fire authority and the chief officer of the fire brigade.
We have talked of rapid reaction and deployment and of fire brigade-type operations and forces.
The relationship which exists between the fire brigade chief and the local authority is one of peculiar intimacy.
That gives some idea of the importance of water in the fire brigade set-up.
After all, farmers are sometimes very angry if there is not a fire brigade available to put out a stack fire.
Where there is a possibility or a danger of fire, it is prudent to have a fire brigade available.
Police, fire brigade, ambulance and gas board services were quickly on the scene, and rescue work continued right through the night.
