LAUNCESTON’S firefighters worked from a height this week after a bird nest caught fire at a terraced property in the town.

On April 14, Launceston Community Fire Station was mobilised to a terraced property in Launceston at around 8.06pm. The occupants reported that there was a fire within the chimney.

Two crews from the town attended the chimney fire which was initially caused by a burning bird’s nest.

Crews used ladders, harnesses and working at height gear, along with small tools and chimney rods to open the base of the chimney and to remove chimney pots to assist extinguishing the fire.

A spokesperson from Launceston Community Fire Station explained: “After some investigation the best approach was to work from the top, removing a small amount of block work, crews were able to identify the cause of the fire, remove and extinguish. “