Property fire:Residential; TA24 5; 15-May-2022 09:20:54 (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/property-fire-54)

Incident

Property fire

Date
9.20am - 15 May 2022
Last updated
10.48am - 15 May 2022
Status
Closed
Incident type
Residential
Location
Minehead
Attending station
Minehead
Nether Stowey
Taunton

Fire control received a call from a member of the public to report a fire within a chalet at a holiday camp in Minehead.

Control mobilised 2 fire appliances from Minehead, 1 fire appliance from Nether Stowey and an Aerial Ladder Platform from Taunton.

On arrival, crews confirmed 1 chalet heavily smoke logged. Crews were getting to work in attempt to extinguish fire using 2 Breathing Apparatus and 1 Attack Jet.

At 09:48 crews confirmed the fire had been extinguished and the fire appliance from Nether Stowey and ALP from Taunton were able to return to their stations.

At 10:05 crews passed a stop message to control. Crews confirmed incident involved shower unit within 1 storey holiday chalet measuring 30M x 10M. Bathroom was 25% damaged by heat and fire and the remainder of chalet 100% damaged by smoke. Crews used 2 Breathing Apparatus, 1 Attack Jet, 1 Safety Jet, 1 PPV and a Thermal Imaging Camera. This incident was believed to be accidental.

These are the full and final details.

Source URL: https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/property-fire-54

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  1. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/property-fire-54
  2. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/home/if-you-have-a-fire
  3. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/home/home-safety-visits
  4. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/home/top-ways-reduce-your-risk-having-fire-home