Incident
Property fire
Date
9.06am - 03 June 2024
Last updated
2.37pm - 03 June 2024
Status
Closed
Incident type
Domestic
Location
Barton with Watcombe
Attending station
Torquay
Fire control received a call to a domestic property fire on East
2 fire engines from Torquay attended the incident alongside an officer. On arrival crews confirmed there to be a fire in the ground floor kitchen. Crews got to work with 2 breathing apparatus, 1 jet and a thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire, they then used a positive pressure fan to clear the smoke.
The kitchen was 100% damaged by smoke and fire and the rest of the property sustained 50% damaged by smoke.
This is believed to be an accidental fire.