Firefighters in Chippenham were recently called all the way out to a false alarm in the town.

The crew from Chippenham Fire Station were mobilised to reports of the fire alarm sounding at Waterford Place on Westmead Lane, which is just over a mile away from the station.

They were called out on Tuesday, September 20 at 6:22pm and when arriving, the firefighters then found out that it was “thankfully a false alarm".

Group Manager Wayne Jones told this newspaper: “The Service never knowingly attends a false alarm, we attend emergencies that have been reported to us via a 999 call.

“Where it later becomes clear that the incident was a false alarm, then we will always look to see whether there are ways of preventing similar call-outs in future.

“This can include the work done by our Protection teams in giving advice to businesses on how to reduce the risk of unwanted fire signals, or the education work undertaken by our Prevention teams.

“However, if someone believes there is a fire or another issue requiring our immediate assistance, they should always call 999 – we would rather attend a false alarm than not attend a genuine emergency.”