Incident
Vehicle fire
Date
9.19pm - 19 November 2024
Last updated
7.58am - 20 November 2024
Status
Closed
Incident type
Small
Location
Tiverton
Attending station
Tiverton
Fire Control received multiple calls reporting a vehicle on fire in the Canal Car Park and immediately mobilised a crew from Tiverton.
Shortly after booking in attendance, crew confirmed the vehicle was well alight and got to work with 1x hose reel jet and 1x breathing apparatus.
A request was then made from the incident ground requesting a second fire appliance, the second crew from Tiverton was mobilised.
Crew successfully extinguished the fire using 1x breathing apparatus, 1x compressed air foam supply, 1x hose reel jet and supplemented water from a nearby hydrant. Unfortunately the vehicle sustained 100% fire damage. The cause of the fire was accidental.