Incident
Vehicle fire
Date
6.06pm - 06 December 2021
Last updated
7.46pm - 06 December 2021
Status
Closed
Incident type
Small
Location
West Monkton
Attending station
Taunton
Fire control received numerous reports of a vehicle on fire on the driveway of a property at the above location.
Control mobilised 1 Fire Appliance which attended from Taunton.
Once in attendance crews confirmed 1 vehicle well alight got to work using 2 Breathing Apparatus and 2 Hose Reel Jets.
Crews successfully extinguished the fire but unfortunately it had cause 100% damage to the vehicle as well as 10% heat damage to a car nearby.
The cause of the fire is believed to be accidental.