Incident
Vehicle fire
Date
3.10pm - 04 September 2023
Last updated
4.22pm - 04 September 2023
Status
Closed
Incident type
Large
Location
Yeovil
Attending station
Yeovil
On-Duty watch at Yeovil was moblised to a report of a recovery lorry on fire in the Reckleford area of Yeovil.
Crew confirmed that this was a small fire out on arrival and stood down appliance from Sherborne and the water carrier from Yeovil.
Crew used 1x hose reel jet and a thermal image camera to cool down and monitor hot spots - the cause of this was accidental due to malfunctioned brakes.