Incident

Property fire

Date
2.14pm - 14 March 2022
Last updated
7.51pm - 14 March 2022
Status
Closed
Incident type
Domestic
Location
Meare
Attending station
Glastonbury
Street
Wiveliscombe
Cheddar
Martock
Shepton Mallet
Wells

Crews were mobilised following a call reporting an alarm sounding within a property along with smoke coming from the window and through a crack in the brickwork.

Upon arrival crews confirmed that smoke was issuing from a first-floor window, requesting the support from further fire engines to provide additional personnel and breathing apparatus.

This incident is ongoing, however currently crews have used:

  • Four Breathing Apparatus
  • Two Main jets
  • One Safety Jet
  • Fog Spikes

 

Final details ...

Firefighters have extinguished the fire using the following equipment:

  • Twelve Breathing Apparatus
  • Two Main jets
  • One Safety Jet
  • One Fog Spike
  • Two Thermal Image Camera

The property suffered 10% fire damage and 50% smoke damage.