Incident
Property fire
Date
8.37am - 14 August 2023
Last updated
7.23am - 15 August 2023
Status
Closed
Incident type
Agricultural
Location
Bawdrip
Attending station
Bridgwater
Burnham On Sea
Nether Stowey
Yeovil
Martock
Fire Control received a report of an agricultural building on fire in the Bawdrip area.
2x fire engines and 1x water carrier from Burnham-On-Sea and Bridgwater (night watch) was mobilised alongside 2 fire officers.
On arrival at scene, crews confirmed a building measuring approx 20m x 20m was fully involved in fire, with approx 200 bales of straw inside. Fire Crews requested further resources which included the Incident Support Vehicle from Martock, a second water carrier from Yeovil and relief crews from Bridgwater (day watch) and Nether Stowey.
Crews used 2x hose reel jets, 2x main jets, 1x thermal image camera 1x dam and 1x light portable pump at this incident. The cause of the fire was accidental.