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# Dog rescued as smoke pours from Barbican flat in late night Plymouth fire
- URL: https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/emergency-services-respond-to-fire-on-plymouth-barbican/
- Published: 2026-01-16T21:40:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-21T21:35:41.000Z
- Author: Seamus McCoy
- Tags: Barbican, News, #editors-picks

A dog was rescued from a flat fire in Plymouth on Friday evening, 15 January.

Emergency services were sent to Friars Lane on the [Barbican](https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/tag/barbican/) at around 9pm, with Southside Street closed while firefighters extinguished the fire.

Paramedics and police are also in attendance. A spokesperson for [Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service](https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/tag/devon-and-somerset-fire-and-rescue-service/) told Plymouth Plus:

> "At approximately 9pm on Friday 16 January, crews were called to reports of an alarm sounding and smoke issuing from a flat on Friars Lane.

> "Four fire appliances attended the incident, which involved a kitchen fire in a first-floor flat within a five-storey residential block. A dog was safely rescued, and there were no reported injuries.

> "Firefighters used two hose reel jets, one safety jet, and ventilation fans to extinguish the fire and clear smoke from the property. We left the scene at around 10pm."

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