Incident
Property fire
Date
7.09am - 01 October 2022
Last updated
11.56pm - 08 October 2022
Status
Closed
Incident type
Retail /public building
Location
Preston
Attending station
Torquay
Paignton
Brixham
Fire control received a call to a woodwork shop in Paignton with smoke issuing from the building.
Control mobilised 4 fire appliances from Paignton, Torquay and Brixham, 1 Aerial Ladder Platform from Torquay and a supporting officer.
Once on scene and upon investigation, the cause of smoke was due to a wood burning stove which had been left unattended.
Crews extinguished the fire using 1 Scottie pack and 1 Thermal Imaging Camera. The fire was confined to the stove only.
This fire was deemed as accidental and these are the full and final details.