Incident
Property fire
Date
1.55pm - 22 March 2022
Last updated
12.31pm - 24 March 2022
Status
Closed
Incident type
Agricultural
Location
Compton Dundon
Attending station
Street
Yeovil
Somerton
Wells
Firefighters were mobilised following calls reporting a fire in a farm shed.
Upon arrival crews confirmed that the shed was well alight, and that inside was a tractor and dumper truck.
Equipment used throughout the incident were:
- Two attack jets
- Beaters
- Drag forks
A Fire service water carrier also attended the incident to ensure a plentiful supply of water.
Final details are that both the tractor and dumper truck were 100% destroyed by fire. This is believed to be an accidental ignition.