Incident
Property fire
Date
8.19am - 10 June 2024
Last updated
11.36pm - 10 June 2024
Status
Closed
Incident type
Building (other)
Location
Buckland Monachorum
Attending station
Yelverton
Fire Control mobilised a crew from Yelverton to Golf Links Road to a report of a fire now out in an outbuilding.
Once on site, Crew confirmed that there had been a small fire within the outbuilding and got to work emptying the building. Crew carried out investigations using 2x breathing apparatus, 1x hose reel jet, 1x thermal image camera, 1x positive pressure ventilation fan, small tools and a gas monitor.
Unfortunately the building suffered 25% fire damage and 100% smoke damage. The cause of the fire was accidental, believed to be overheated batteries that were charging.