Incident
Vehicle fire
Date
10.04am - 07 March 2023
Last updated
11.36pm - 07 March 2023
Status
Closed
Incident type
Large
Location
Dawlish
Attending station
Dawlish
Teignmouth
DSFRS Fire Control received a call regarding smoke issuing from the rear of a refuse collection lorry near Sainsbury's Supermarket in Dawlish. Two crews from Dawlish and Teignmouth were mobilised along with a water bowser from Torquay.
Upon arrival the crews confirmed the rubbish in the rear of the lorry was on fire and extinguished it by removal of the rubbish along with the use of Compressed Air Foam, Breathing Apparatus and a Thermal Imaging Camera.