Incident
Property fire
Date
6.10am - 21 September 2021
Last updated
10.29am - 21 September 2021
Status
Closed
Incident type
Agricultural
Location
Dalwood
Attending station
Danes Castle
Axminster
Colyton
Crews from Axminster and Colyton are currently on scene at a barn fire near Dalwood. The water carrier from Danes Castle is also in attendance. The fire involves a number of hay bales in an agricultural shed. Crews are currently using two breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet, and one 45mm jet to extinguish the fire. A telehandler is also in use to move the bales of hay were necessary.
At 08:56 Crews confirmed that the shed with approx 200 large hay bales were removed from the building by telehandler. Crews used 4 Breathing Apparatus, 1 hose reel jet, 1 45mm jet and a safety jet to extinguish the fire. The cause of the fire was believed to be accidental.