Incident
Property fire
Date
2.05pm - 11 December 2024
Last updated
11.36pm - 11 December 2024
Status
Closed
Incident type
Commercial / industrial
Location
Ilminster
Attending station
Chard
Ilminster
Fire Control mobilised crews from Ilminster and Chard to a report of a strong smell of burning at a commercial property in Ilminster. Taunton's Aerial Ladder Platform was also mobilised but stood down.
After booking in attendance, crew confirmed that the alarms were sounding on crews arrival and that there was no signs of smoke or fire but a strong smell of burning in the area.
Crew got to work investigating with a thermal image camera and a gas monitor and discovered that this was due to a pumping unit that had overheated.