Crews were forced to use breathing apparatus

A school had to be evacuated when the smoke alarm went off when the children were making pancakes.

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Firefighters from Romford Fire Station were called to the suspected fire at Branfil School in Cedar Avenue, Upminster, which turned out to be a false alarm on Monday February 20 (today) at around 2.30pm.

Crews were on the scene for ten minutes.