A fire that started accidentally in a fat fryer has left the inside of Dino’s Takeaway in Swanage, Dorset, a blackened shell.
Fire crews from Swanage, Wareham, Poole and Westbourne were called to the scene at 3.24 pm on Thursday 6th March 2025.
Firefighters from four Dorset fire stations tackled the blaze
High Street was temporarily closed
Black smoke billowed out of the takeaway, which is in The Square just off the High Street opposite the town’s two main fish and chip shops.
The police had to temporarily close the High Street while the firefighters tackled the blaze.
Smoke billowed out from the kitchen
“Fire started accidentally in a fat fryer”
A spokesperson for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said:
“Four crews attended from Swanage, Wareham, Poole and Westbourne. Four firefighters with breathing apparatus used two hose reel jets and one safety line to extinguish the fire.
“The fire started accidentally in a fat fryer within the ground floor kitchen of the commercial premises.
“Our stop was at 6.11pm and we scaled back to two crews around that time and left the scene by 7.45 pm, although a crew from Swanage did a reinspection at 10 pm.”
The High Street was closed off during the incident
Community fundraiser
Dino’s is an established, independently owned takeaway in Swanage and the fire is devastating to the owners.
A community fundraising appeal has been set up to help them through the immediate aftermath.
Dino’s will be closed for the foreseeable future due to the extensive damage
