Vehicle fire:Small; Somewhere in EX5 3; 18-Mar-2022 05:59:00 (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/vehicle-fire-189)

Incident

Vehicle fire

Date
5.59am - 18 March 2022
Last updated
8.51am - 18 March 2022
Status
Closed
Incident type
Small
Location
Broad Clyst
Attending station
Middlemoor

We received multiple calls reporting a car fire on the motorway.  Crews located the vehicle on the hard shoulder and got to work extinguishing using two breathing apparatus and one hose reel jet.  50% of the car was damaged by fire and smoke.  The cause of the fire was accidental.

Source URL: https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/vehicle-fire-189

List of links present in page
  1. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/vehicle-fire-189
  2. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/on-the-road/car-and-vehicle-fires
  3. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/outdoors/top-causes-rescues-and-how-avoid-them