Incident
Property fire
Date
1.13pm - 30 January 2024
Last updated
6.26pm - 30 January 2024
Status
Closed
Incident type
Domestic
Location
Thurlestone
Attending station
Kingsbridge
Salcombe
Ivybridge
Three fire engines attended a property following a call to Control reporting a fire. Upon arrival crews confirmed that there was a fire in the ground floor living room at the property.
Throughout the incident crews used:
- One hose reel jet
- Six breathing apparatus
- Small tools
- One positive pressure ventilation fan
- Two thermal image cameras
- One hose reel jet
- One safety jet
- One covering jet
- Positive Pressure Ventilation Fan
Crews are still committed at the incident. Details of damage and cause to be confirmed.
** Update - Damage is mainly confined to the floor of the fire, 50% of the rest of the property has been damaged by smoke. The cause is believed to be accidental.