Incident
Vehicle fire
Date
8.44pm - 03 October 2024
Last updated
10.52pm - 03 October 2024
Status
Closed
Incident type
Large
Location
Hawkchurch
Attending station
Axminster
Stations from other services
Charmouth
Fire Control received a call for a tractor on fire in the open, crews from Axminster and Charmouth were mobilised and a water carrier from Bridport but was stood down whilst on route to the incident.
Upon arrival crews confirmed the tractor was well alight, crews used 2 breathing apparatus, 2 hose reel jets and 1 attack jet to extinguish the fire. No other buildings or machinery was involved. Fire crews cooled the vehicle from a safe distance.
The tractor was 100% damaged by fire.