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Vehicle fire:Large; Somewhere in EX5 4; 18-Jan-2025 04:42:50 (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/vehicle-fire-2025-01-18-04-42)

Incident

Vehicle fire

Date
4.42am - 18 January 2025
Last updated
8.18am - 18 January 2025
Status
Closed
Incident type
Large
Location
Bradninch
Attending station
Cullompton

A digger truck was deliberately set on fire earlier this morning on Cullompton Hill at Bradninch. A passing ambulance responding to an incident reported it to us and 2 fire appliances from Cullompton and Middlemoor (one of our Exeter stations) were mobilised as a result but on arrival of our Cullompton crews Middlemoor were returned en route, as the digger was a smaller one than originally thought. 

They soon had the fire under control with 2 firefighters wearing breathing apparatus using 1 hose reel jet. The Police were requested due to suspicious ignition and once on scene duty of care was left with them. 


Source URL: https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/vehicle-fire-2025-01-18-04-42

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  1. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/vehicle-fire-2025-01-18-04-42
  2. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/on-the-road/car-and-vehicle-fires