Vehicle fire:Large; Somewhere in EX6 6; 13-Aug-2022 14:07:09 (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/vehicle-fire-2022-08-13-15-07)

Incident

Vehicle fire

Date
2.07pm - 13 August 2022
Last updated
11.56pm - 20 August 2022
Status
Closed
Incident type
Large
Location
Drewsteignton
Attending station
North Tawton
Torrington
Chagford
Moretonhampstead
Danes Castle
Middlemoor

We are currently dealing with a Combine Harvester on fire in a field of standing crops. 

There are currently 4 fire engines and a water bowser in attendance.

Crews are currently using:

  • beaters
  • hose reel jets
  • foam jets to try and extinguish the fire.

Update 17:40 - This incident is now complete and all appliances have left. This was one Combine Harvester fully involved in fire and approx 10 acres of field and 100 metres of hedgerow  destroyed by fire. The cause of the fire was accidental.


Source URL: https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/vehicle-fire-2022-08-13-15-07

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  2. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/on-the-road/car-and-vehicle-fires