Incident
Vehicle fire
Date
8.41pm - 25 August 2021
Last updated
8.07am - 26 August 2021
Status
Closed
Incident type
Small
Location
Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge
Attending station
Burnham On Sea
Fire Control received multiple calls from motorists reporting a car which had caught fire on the roundabout by Aldi on Isleport Lane in Highbridge. Crews from Burnham attended and soon had the fire under control, with 2 firefighters in breathing apparatus using 1 hose reel jet to extinguish it. Once extinguished and the 4x4 car made safe, duty of care was left with the driver awaiting recovery. There were no casualties but the car was left severely damaged.