Vehicle fire:Small; TQ12 4; 09-Apr-2023 05:21:10 (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/vehicle-fire-2023-04-09-05-21)

Incident

Vehicle fire

Date
5.21am - 09 April 2023
Last updated
7.43am - 09 April 2023
Status
Closed
Incident type
Small
Location
Newton Abbot
Attending station
Newton Abbot

Fire control received a call from a member of the public reporting a vehicle on fire at the above location.

Control immediately sent 1 Fire Appliance from Newton Abbott to attend. 

Once on scene crews confirmed a vehicle with a fire affecting the engine bay and got to work to extinguish the fire.

Crews managed to successfully extinguish the fire which caused 10% fire damage to the engine bay. 

Crews used ;

  • 2 Breathing Apparatus
  • 2 Hose Reel Jets
  • Small Tools
  • Thermal Imaging Camera

This fire was believed to be accidental. 


Source URL: https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/vehicle-fire-2023-04-09-05-21

List of links present in page
  1. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/vehicle-fire-2023-04-09-05-21
  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