Incident
Property fire
Date
9.55pm - 09 March 2022
Last updated
11.11pm - 09 March 2022
Status
Closed
Incident type
Domestic
Location
Tormohun
Attending station
Torquay
Paignton
Fire control received a call reporting smoke issuing from the window of a first floor flat. Two crews were mobilised from Torquay and Paignton and within a few seconds, a third appliance was mobilised due to reports of someone still being inside.
Crews used 2 breathing apparatus, 1 hose reel jet, 1 safety jet and 1 thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire. Fortunately, all persons were accounted for within a few minutes of the first appliance being in attendance.
The fire was caused by cardboard left on an electric hob and was deemed to be accidental.