Incident
Property fire
Date
1.12pm - 14 April 2022
Last updated
12.19pm - 10 June 2022
Status
Closed
Incident type
Caravan / camping
Location
Pitminster
Attending station
Taunton
Fire crews were sent to a report of a camper van on fire on the M5 motorway. On arrival crews confirmed that there was a small fire within the bedroom compartment of the van. Crews extinguished the fire using 1 CO2 extinguisher and 1 hose reel jet. One adult male was treated for minor burns to their hands. The cause of the fire was accidental.