Dental surgery fire in Ripon prompts emergency response

Emergency services were called to a fire in a Ripon dental studio in High Skellgate on Thursday, December 4.

Two fire crews from Ripon station were mobilised after a steam cleaning machine caught fire, producing smoke and acid fumes which clogged the upper floor.

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Crews were forced to use breathing apparatus while removing the machine, before ventilating the property, and confirmed that nobody was in the property upon arrival.

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