Vehicle fire:Small; TA18 7; 22-Mar-2023 17:07:36 (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/vehicle-fire-2023-03-22-17-07)

Incident

Vehicle fire

Date
5.07pm - 22 March 2023
Last updated
7.07pm - 22 March 2023
Status
Closed
Incident type
Small
Location
Crewkerne
Attending station
Yeovil
Crewkerne

Fire Control received reports of a car on fire outside a property in Crewkerne. 

Control immediately mobilised 1 Fire Appliance from Crewkerne. 

Once on scene crews confirmed 1 vehicle fully involved in fire in close proximity to a neighbouring property and got to work extinguishing the fire using 2 Breathing Apparatus and 1 Compressed Air Foam Jet. 

Shortly after this message an assistance message was sent through to control requesting 'Make Pumps 2 for a Positive Pressure Ventilation Fan. 

Crews confirmed the fire out and that unfortunately this incident had caused 100% fire damage to the vehicle crews used - 2 Breathing Apparatus, 1 Hose Reel Jet, 1 Compressed Air Foam Jet, 1 Fog Spike, and 1 Thermal Imaging Camera. The cause of this incident was believed to be accidental. 

Source URL: https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/vehicle-fire-2023-03-22-17-07

List of links present in page
  1. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/vehicle-fire-2023-03-22-17-07
  2. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/on-the-road/car-and-vehicle-fires
  3. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/outdoors/top-causes-rescues-and-how-avoid-them