Incident
Vehicle fire
Date
5.27pm - 01 February 2022
Last updated
9.41pm - 01 February 2022
Status
Closed
Incident type
Large
Location
Rattery
Attending station
Ashburton
Buckfastleigh
Totnes
Plympton
Middlemoor
Fire control received a call stating an articulated lorry was on fire in a layby on the A38.
Fire control mobilised 3 appliances and a water bowser. 1 fire appliance was sent from Buckfastliegh, 1 from Ashburton and 1 from Totnes and the water bowser was sent from Plympton.
Once on scene, crews confirmed there was a small fire in engine compartment.
Crews extinguished the fire using CAFS, hose reel jets and a thermal imaging camera.
Police and highways were also in attendance.