Property fire:Domestic; EX22 7; 29-Aug-2022 10:58:50 (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/property-fire-2022-08-29-11-58)

Incident

Property fire

Date
10.58am - 29 August 2022
Last updated
11.56pm - 05 September 2022
Status
Closed
Incident type
Domestic
Location
Bradworthy
Attending station
Barnstaple
Appledore
Bideford
Hartland
Holsworthy
Torrington

Two fire engines were initially sent to a report of a shed on fire in a garden of a domestic property. Further calls indicated that the fire had now spread to a bungalow. A further two fire engines were sent to assist.

The fire consisted of one shed which was totally destroyed by fire. This fire then spread to two detached bungalow roofs. There was 50 per cent fire damage and 20 per cent smoke and water damage to the one bungalow roof. The second bungalow was 70 per cent damaged b fire and 30 per cent damage by water.

The fire was extinguished using:

  • 4 breathing apparatus
  • 3 hose reel jets
  • 1 main jet
  • ladders
  • thermal imaging cameras.

The cause of the fire was accidental.


Source URL: https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/property-fire-2022-08-29-11-58

List of links present in page
  1. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/property-fire-2022-08-29-11-58
  2. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/home/if-you-have-a-fire
  3. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/home/smoke-alarms
  4. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/home/top-ways-reduce-your-risk-having-fire-home