Incident
Vehicle fire
Date
5.21am - 09 April 2023
Last updated
7.43am - 09 April 2023
Status
Closed
Incident type
Small
Location
Newton Abbot
Attending station
Newton Abbot
Fire control received a call from a member of the public reporting a vehicle on fire at the above location.
Control immediately sent 1 Fire Appliance from Newton Abbott to attend.
Once on scene crews confirmed a vehicle with a fire affecting the engine bay and got to work to extinguish the fire.
Crews managed to successfully extinguish the fire which caused 10% fire damage to the engine bay.
Crews used ;
- 2 Breathing Apparatus
- 2 Hose Reel Jets
- Small Tools
- Thermal Imaging Camera
This fire was believed to be accidental.