Property fire:Domestic; EX32 9; 13-Mar-2022 20:54:13 (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/property-fire-269)

Incident

Property fire

Date
8.54pm - 13 March 2022
Last updated
11.06pm - 13 March 2022
Status
Closed
Incident type
Domestic
Location
Barnstaple
Attending station
Barnstaple
Braunton

Fire control received multiple calls to a fire within a carport under a block of flats in the Barnstaple area.

Control mobilised 2 fire appliance and an Aerial Ladder Platform from Barnstaple and a fire appliance from Braunton.

Once on scene, crews confirmed that a fire was within a car port involving a private vehicle, refuse bins and a running machine. Attempts were being made to extinguish using 2 Breathing apparatus, 1 Hose Reel Jet and 1 safety jet. Crews also got 1 Positive Pressure Ventilation fan to work to clear smoke logging in flats above fire.

Crews fully extinguished the fire which caused 10% fire damage to car, 100% fire damage to running machine and 50% smoke damage to car port. 

Crews deemed this to be deliberate and passed details over to police.

These are the full and final details.

Source URL: https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/property-fire-269

List of links present in page
  1. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/property-fire-269
  2. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/home/if-you-have-a-fire
  3. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/home/smoke-alarms
  4. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/home/top-ways-reduce-your-risk-having-fire-home