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# Fire rips through Plymouth home as five fire engines rush to the scene
- URL: https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/fire-rips-through-plymouth-house-as-five-engines-race-in/
- Published: 2026-07-04T05:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-05T17:15:40.000Z
- Author: Seamus McCoy
- Tags: St Budeaux, News, #editors-picks

A fire ripped through a house in Plymouth last night Friday (3 July).

Emergency services were called to the residential property on Kit Hill Crescent in [St Budeaux](https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/tag/st-budeaux/) at around 10.30pm.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/74/83/7483ab0e-4e89-48b0-a2a9-d29bc2bbbe08/content/images/2026/07/R6M37145.jpg)

****Road closures in place.** (Image: Plymouth Plus)

Kit Hill Crescent and Barn Road were closed while police, paramedics and firefighters responded.

[Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service](https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/tag/devon-and-somerset-fire-and-rescue-service/) sent at least five appliances to the scene, with crews working to bring the fire under control.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/74/83/7483ab0e-4e89-48b0-a2a9-d29bc2bbbe08/content/images/2026/07/R6M37152.jpg)

****Emergency services at the scene.** (Image: Plymouth Plus)

Thankfully, nobody was injured in the fire, which was fully extinguished at around 11.15pm.

The cause of the fire has not yet been confirmed and we are awaiting a statement from the fire service.

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