Incident
Property fire
Date
7.53pm - 12 June 2023
Last updated
8.38am - 13 June 2023
Status
Closed
Incident type
Building (other)
Location
Plymstock Radford
Attending station
Greenbank
Plymstock
Fire control received multiple calls to a portakabin on fire on Breakwater Road in Plymouth.
Control mobilised 2 appliances from Greenbank and Plymstock.
On route the attending Greenbank appliance confirmed this structure to be well alight.
Once on scene, crews confirmed 1 portakabin and surrounding hedgerow on wasteland well alight and crews were extinguishing using 2 breathing apparatus, 1 attack jet and 2 hose reel jets.
Final update - crews confirmed 1 portakabin and 5 meters of surrounding hedgerow completely destroyed by fire. Crews extinguished the fire using 2 breathing apparatus, 1 attack jet, thermal imaging camera and 2 hose reel jets. This fire was deemed as deliberate and the incident was left in the hands of Police.