Property fire:Commercial / industrial; EX2 8; 14-Nov-2024 20:35:58 (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/property-fire-2024-11-14-20-35)

Incident

Property fire

Date
8.35pm - 14 November 2024
Last updated
6.36am - 15 November 2024
Status
Closed
Incident type
Commercial / industrial
Location
Alphington
Attending station
Torquay
Danes Castle
Exmouth
Axminster
Honiton
Sidmouth
Middlemoor

We have five fire engines, an aerial ladder platform and a water bowser in attendance at a large incident in the area. 

We request that people in the area keep windows closed and stay away from the area. 

Update 00:18

Crews have been making steady progress extinguishing the fire and preventing it from spreading to further areas within the site. 

Crews have used 2 Ground Monitors and the Aerial ladder platform to extinguish the fire, Crews also used 1 Foam Branch to assist. 

On-site personnel are assisting our crews in extinguishing the fire by using a Debris Handling machine to move the pile to allow crews access to deep seated hotspots. 

A 3 Appliance relief strategy is in place and this incident will be updated again in due course.  

 

Update 04:50

The fire has been extinguished and no crews remain on site. A revisit will be carried out during the next working day.

Throughout the incident crews used the following equipment:

  • One hose reel jet
  • Two main jets
  • Two ground monitors
  • One compressed air foam branch
  • One aerial ladder platform used as a water tower

The cause is believed to be accidental.


Source URL: https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/property-fire-2024-11-14-20-35

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  2. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/businesses/fire-risk-assessments
  3. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/businesses/sprinklers