Property fire

Fire Control responded to a call at 05:41am this morning with reports of a domestic house fire in Spreyton; all persons had evacuated. 

A fire engine from Chagford and two fire engines from Okehampton attended and confirmed there was smoke issuing from the ground floor upon their attendance. 

A fire was confirmed, contained to the larder and involved lithium ion batteries. Fire crews used four breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet, one main jet and one positive pressure ventilation fan to extinguish the fire.