Incident
Vehicle fire
Date
11.26am - 24 August 2021
Last updated
11.54am - 26 August 2021
Status
Closed
Incident type
Small
Location
Ipplepen
Attending station
Torquay
Fire control were notified of a vehicle fire at the above location, control immediately mobilised a crew alongside a water carrier both from Torquay.
On arrival crews confirmed a vehicle to be on fire on a public highway and got to work to tackle the fire.
A short while later crews stood down the water carrier and confirmed the fire to be now out.
Crews used 1 hose reel jet, 1 thermal imaging camera and small tools for this incident which was believed to be caused accidentally.
The fire was limited to 30 percent of the vehicle.