Incident
Property Fire
Date
9.41pm - 03 December 2024
Last updated
2.21am - 04 December 2024
Status
Closed
Incident type
Caravan / camping
Location
Beaford
Attending station
Torrington
Hatherleigh
Bideford
Fire crews from Torrington, Hatherleigh and Bideford attended a property fire involving a static caravan in Beaford. Several gas cylinders were removed from near the property and cooled using a ground monitor. One cylinder was involved in the fire and a safety cordon was put in place to ensure crew safety. Firefighters wearing Breathing Apparatus used a hose reel jet, a foam jet and a Thermal Imaging Camera to extinguish the fire and check for hotspots. The cause of the fire was believed to be accidental. The caravan was completely destroyed by fire.