Incident
Vehicle fire
Date
3.12am - 12 July 2021
Last updated
4.20am - 12 July 2021
Status
Closed
Incident type
alternative fuelled
Location
Newton Abbot
Attending station
Newton Abbot
Control mobilised 2 fire engines in response to a number of calls each giving details of a LPG fuelled vehicle. Upon arrival crews confirmed that the vehicle was well alight.
Two breathing apparatus and one hose reel jet was used to extinguish the fire.
Final details are that the car was severely damaged by fire, along with some damage to an adjacent wall. Traffic lights and a pedestrian crossing push button in the vicinity of the car also sustained some damage due to radian heat.