Incident
Property fire
Date
12.28pm - 10 February 2022
Last updated
2.51pm - 10 February 2022
Status
Closed
Incident type
Domestic
Location
Tormohun
Attending station
Torquay
Paignton
Three fire engines were mobilised following a call from a member of the public reporting smoke coming from a neighbouring flat.
On arrival crews confirmed that there was a fire in a ground floor flat, confirming that the occupant had been rescued by a member of the public.
Throughout the incident crews used the following equipment:
- Breathing Apparatus
- Hose Reel Jets
- Thermal Image Camera
- Positive Pressure Ventilation Fan
Crews left the occupier of the flat and the member of public that rescued the occupier in the hands of Ambulance Crews.
The cause of the fire is believed to be accidental.