Commercial workshop fire (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/commercial-workshop-fire-2024-07-03-02-29)

Incident

Commercial workshop fire

Date
2.29am - 03 July 2024
Last updated
5.52am - 03 July 2024
Status
Ongoing
Incident type
Commercial / industrial
Attending station
Middlemoor
Danes Castle
Clyst St George
Honiton
Cullompton
Torquay
Ivybridge

We are currently dealing with a large commercial workshop fire near Poltimore, Devon. We have 6 Fire Engines, an Aerial Ladder Platform and Water Bowser in attendance trying to extinguish the fire.

Update 04:00

This fire involves a single storey commercial building, used as a commercial garage. The whole building is involved in fire and crews are using the following to extinguish the fire:

  • Hose reel jet
  • Safety jet
  • Ground monitor
  • Thermal image camera

Gas cylinders have been removed from the fire.

Update 05:50

The fire is now is now extinguished. There was 30 per cent damage by fire to the workshop and a further 50 per cent damage to adjacent building. This fire was accidental.


Source URL: https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/commercial-workshop-fire-2024-07-03-02-29

List of links present in page
  1. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/commercial-workshop-fire-2024-07-03-02-29
  2. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/businesses/fire-risk-assessments
  3. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/businesses/sprinklers