Incident
Property fire
Date
2.06pm - 12 August 2021
Last updated
5.02pm - 12 August 2021
Status
Closed
Incident type
Domestic
Location
Tiverton
Attending station
Bampton
Tiverton
Witheridge
Fire Control mobilised three fire appliances to reports of a fire coming from under the stairs. Upon arrival crews confirmed a fire in the ground floor under stairs cupboard involving the tumble dryer.
Crews extinguished the fire using two breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet and one safety jet. Crews also removed the tumble dryer and contents to open air and used a positive pressure ventilation fan for smoke clearance. The cause was accidental.