Incident
Fire in the open
Date
1.16am - 24 August 2023
Last updated
7.26am - 24 August 2023
Status
Closed
Incident type
In the open (small)
Attending station
Taunton
Wellington
Fire control received several calls to reports of a fire in a van storage yard. One appliance from Taunton attended the incident and upon arrival found that there were several vehicles well alight. They made up for two more pumps for personnel and water to help with the incident along with a flexi officer.
Crews used some hydraulic cutting equipment and small tools to gain entry to the storage yard, they then used 4 breathing apparatus, 1 hose reel jet, 1 cafs jet to extinguish the fire.
There was a total of 7 commercial vehicles 100% damaged by the fire which was believed to be deliberate.