Property fire:Commercial / industrial; EX2 8; 12-Feb-2024 01:50:36 (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/property-fire-2024-02-12-01-50)

Incident

Property fire

Date
1.50am - 12 February 2024
Last updated
7.58am - 12 February 2024
Status
Ongoing
Incident type
Commercial / industrial
Location
Alphington
Attending station
Danes Castle
Middlemoor

Fire crews from Danes Castle and Middlemoor attended a fire within a scrap metal yard on the Marsh Barton Trading Estate near Exeter.  

This was one concrete bay measuring approximately 5m x 5m containing 6 tonnes of small electrical goods.  The waste goods were severely damaged by fire.  Crews extinguished using hose reel jets and main jets.  The cause of the fire was accidental.


Source URL: https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/property-fire-2024-02-12-01-50

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  1. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/property-fire-2024-02-12-01-50
  2. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/businesses/fire-risk-assessments
  3. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/businesses/sprinklers