Crews 'shore up' house in Heacham after crash makes it structurally unstable

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Published: 14:31, 07 December 2018

| Updated: 14:32, 07 December 2018

Emergency crews spent hours "shoring up" a house in Heacham to ensure it was structurally safe on Tuesday evening after a car crashed into it.

Firefighters from Heacham and an urban search and rescue (USAR) team were called to the incident on Collingwood Close at about 5.20pm on Tuesday (December 4).

A fire crew from Heacham and the urban search and rescue unit "shored up" a home in Heacham after a car collided with it, making it structurally unstable. Picture: Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service. (5867445)

A post on Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service's Instagram account on Wednesday said: "Our Heacham and USAR crew were out until the early hours this morning 'shoring up' someone's home after a car collided with it making it structurally unstable.

"This is one of many technical skills our crews have. A job well done, allowing a family to use their home on the run up to Christmas."

Officers are also asking people to consider whether they could be an on-call firefighter.

Anyone interested can check out vacancies and get more information by visiting www.norfolk.gov.uk/oncallfirefighter.

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