Incident
Outdoor fire
Date
3.03pm - 13 August 2023
Last updated
5.57pm - 13 August 2023
Status
Closed
Incident type
In the open (large)
Location
Charlton Musgrove
Attending station
Yeovil
Castle Cary
Wincanton
Control received a call reporting tyres on fire at a farmyard in the area of Charlton Musgrove. Three fire engines and a water bowser were mobilised. Upon arrival the Incident Commander informed Control and all oncoming appliances that this was an extremely large fire, requesting a further two fire engines be mobilised for water.
Throughout the incident crews used:
- Two attack jets
- A mechanical slew from the farm
The cause is believed to be accidental.