Flames from a blazing car at a property in Cronk-y-Berry were extinguished in the nick of time by firemen before they burnt down the owner’s house.

Station officer David Cowley, from the island’s fire brigade, said the fire had already spread to the owner’s house.

’Thankfully, due to the owner’s quick actions and the early 999 call, we were able to extinguish the fire quickly to prevent it spreading throughout the entire property,’ he said.

Mr Cowley said fire crews around the island were kept busy over the weekend with a variety of incidents, including a number of false alarms as well as house fires in Peel and Castletown.

Crews called to a fire in an empty house on Peel promenade had to force their way in after smoke was detected coming from the boiler.

’The boiler was isolated and the area checked for hot spots before ventilating using a positive pressure fan,’ Mr Cowley said.

Next, it was then the turn of Castletown crews to deal with a house fire after an element inside a reptile tank set fire to the tank in the lounge of the property.

Mr Cowley said the fast response to the fire was largely thanks to the owner’s smoke detector.

’Early warning from working smoke alarms alerted the occupant and neighbours to the small fire which again led to a successful resolution with no injuries reported,’ he said.

Ramsey crews faced a slightly different challenge after they were called to the park to free a child stuck in the play equipment. No injuries were reported.

Meanwhile, Port Erin crews were at Port St Mary lifeboat day to show support to the lifeboat staff and community.