Incident
Property fire
Date
11.32pm - 21 December 2024
Last updated
7.44am - 22 December 2024
Status
Closed
Incident type
Thatched roof
Location
Cullompton
Attending station
Danes Castle
Cullompton
Honiton
Ottery St Mary
Tiverton
Middlemoor
Fire Control received multiple calls reporting a property with a thatched roof on fire in Langford.
7 fire engines from Cullompton, Middlemoor, Ottery St Mary, Danes Castle, Honiton and Tiverton was mobilised along side with the Command Support Unit from Honiton.
Shortly after booking on-scene, crew stated that there was no immediate sign of fire and got to work investigating and liaised with the owner of the property.
After investigating, crew established that there was a small fire involving an external electrical cable which was out prior to the arrival of the Fire Service.
Crew used a 135 ladder and a thermal image camera, the cause of the fire was accidental.