Incident
Property fire
Date
3.34pm - 06 September 2024
Last updated
11.36pm - 06 September 2024
Status
Closed
Incident type
Caravan / camping
Location
Upottery
Attending station
Danes Castle
Honiton
Chard
Ilminster
Fire Control received an emergency call from the Police reporting a camper van on fire on the A30.
Crews from Honiton, Chard, Ilminster and a water carrier from Danes Castle was immediately mobilised.
Crews are currently on scene and the camper van is well alight and using 2x breathing apparatus and 1x hose jet to extinguish the fire.
Update: 17:06 - Crews have successfully extinguished the fire using 2x breathing apparatus, 1x 55m jet with compressed air foam and 1x thermal image camera. The vehicle has unfortunately sustained 100% fire damage and believed to be accidental ignition.