Property fire
Fire Control received several calls to reports of a fire on Babbage Road, Totnes. Due to the number of calls five fire appliances and an Aerial Ladder Platform were mobilised to the scene.
On arrival crews confirmed a fire involving an industrial unit, which was well alight, and spreading to adjacent units.
The officer in charge requested a further three fire appliances and these were immediately sent on along with a Welfare Unit and Incident Command Vehicle.
The fire is involving a single storey industrial unit, measuring 30 meters x 15 meters used for cardboard packaging.
Update - 23:53 The incident is starting to scale down. Two relief crews have been requested for midnight. A telehandler is now in use to start turning over and damping down. Fire investigation will commence tomorrow morning.
Update - 03:40 Equipment used throughout the incident is as follows:
- Four breathing apparatus
- Two hose reel jets
- One attack and two safety jets
- One thermal image camera
- One triple extension ladder
- One aerial ladder platform
- One telehandler
- Portable lighting
The industrial unit was 100% damaged by fire. The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time.