Man burnt as house damaged in blaze

A man suffered burns to his back after part of the roof fell on him during a house fire in Peterborough on Friday. Fire crews and other emergency services were called to Fulbridge Road at 5.09pm on Friday, July 6, to a well developed house fire which had also spread to a neighbouring property.

Smoke from the blaze could be seen across the neighbourhood.

At the scene paramedics assessed and treated a man with burns to his back and shoulders. The man was taken to Peterborough City Hospital for further treatment. The community quickly rallied together on the Werrington Notice Board Facebook group, gathering essential clothes and toiletries for the family and their pets.

A spokesman for Cambs fire and rescue said: “One crew from Dogsthorpe, one crew from Stanground, the north roaming fire engine, an aerial appliance from Boston (Lincolnshire), and one crew from Yaxley were called to a house fire on Fulbridge Road, Dogsthorpe.

“Crews arrived to find a fire in a semi-detached house, which was spreading to a second house. Wearing breathing apparatus and using two hose reels and two jets, firefighters extinguished the fire.

“The cause of the fire was accidental.” The funeral for mum Megan Hall (29), of Newlands Road, Whittlesey, who died from a brain haemorrhage while 26 weeks pregnant with her second child, takes place on Thursday, July 19.

A service is being held at St Peter and All Souls in Geneva Street with attendees asked to arrive by 11.30am. The congregation will then go to Eastfield Cemetery in Eastfield Road for 2pm. Everybody who knew Megan is invited.

The scene of the fire