Incident
Vehicle fire
Date
7.44pm - 16 July 2021
Last updated
8.33pm - 16 July 2021
Status
Closed
Incident type
Large
Location
Berrynarbor
Attending station
Barnstaple
Ilfracombe
One fire engine from Barnstaple, one from Ilfracombe supported by a water carrier from Barnstaple attended reports of a tractor and trailer on fire this evening.
On arrival crews confirmed smoke and flames issuing. The fire was involving a tractor and trailer which was carrying approximately 20 bales of hay. The hay was removed from the trailer and spread out in a field to be extinguished. The tractor was not invovled in the fire but the trailer sustained a small amount of fire damage.
This fire as now been extinguished and crews are beginning to leave the scene. The cause of the fire was accidental.