Incident
Vehicle fire
Date
10.00pm - 05 December 2021
Last updated
11.46pm - 05 December 2021
Status
Closed
Incident type
Small
Location
Devonport
Attending station
Camels Head
Greenbank
Fire control received multiple reports of a car on fire at the above location.
Control mobilised 1 fire appliance from Camels Head.
Further calls came in reporting that the garages that were in close proximity had also caught alight so control mobilised a second appliance which attended from Greenbank.
Once on scene crews confirmed 1 vehicle well alight in close proximity to the garages.
Crews successfully extinguished the fire using
- 1 Main Attack Jet
- 1 Thermal Imaging Camera
- 1 Hose Reel Jet
- 1 Positive Pressure Ventilation Fan
- 1 Set of Hydraulic Equipment
- Small Tools
1 Vehicle was severely damaged by fire, a second vehicle was slightly damaged by fire, one garage door was damaged through heat and a vehicle within this garage was also damaged by heat.
Police were requested to attend as this fire was believed to have been started deliberately