Incident
Property fire
Date
12.02pm - 10 February 2022
Last updated
9.59am - 11 February 2022
Status
Closed
Incident type
Commercial / industrial
Location
Starcross
Attending station
Dawlish
Danes Castle
Middlemoor
Three fire engines, an Aerial Ladder Platform and Water Carrier was mobilised to a commercial property following reports of smoke issuing, confirming that an evacuation was taking place.
When crews arrived, they confirmed that smoke was issuing from an oil leak on the surface of a vacuum pump.
During their time on-site, crews used:
- Breathing Apparatus
- Hose Reel Jets
- Thermal Image Camera
- Small Tools
Advice was given to staff on-site before crews returned to their home stations.