Incident
Property fire
Date
9.37pm - 27 August 2022
Last updated
11.56pm - 04 September 2022
Status
Closed
Incident type
Building (other)
Location
Barton with Watcombe
Attending station
Torquay
Paignton
Newton Abbot
Appliances attended a garage of a property which was well alight on arrival. Crews requested further assistance of a further 1, then subsequently 3 appliances, totalling 5. Crews used 4 breathing apparatus, 2 hose reel jets, 1 safety jet, 1 thermal imaging camera and small tools at the incident.
The fire involved a single storey timber garage and workshop, along with a hot tub and decking. The fire caused significant damage, and the cause is still under investigation.