Incident
Vehicle fire
Date
1.21pm - 15 June 2023
Last updated
2.57pm - 15 June 2023
Status
Closed
Incident type
Small
Location
Rockbeare
Attending station
Ottery St Mary
Middlemoor
Fire Control received reports of a car on fire in a lay-by on the A30, and immediately sent fire engines to the scene.
Crews found a car well alight and set to work using two breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet and a compressed air foam jet. Small tools and hydraulic equipment were also used.
The car was approximately 50% damaged by fire, and left in the hands of the owner and recovery.