Vehicle fire:Small; TA19 9; 16-May-2022 00:44:13 (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/vehicle-fire-227)

Incident

Vehicle fire

Date
12.44am - 16 May 2022
Last updated
2.11am - 16 May 2022
Status
Closed
Incident type
Small
Location
Ilminster
Attending station
Chard
Ilminster

Fire Control received calls from members of the public as well as the Police to reports of a car on fire outside a property in Ilminster. 

Control immediately mobilised 2 Fire Appliances which came from Ilminster and Chard. 

Once on scene crews confirmed 1 private vehicle well alight and got to work to extinguish the fire. 

Crews successfully extinguished the fire using 2 Breathing Apparatus, 2 Hose Reel Jets, 1 Thermal Imaging Camera and 1 covering Jet. 

The car was severely damaged by fire and smoke. 


Source URL: https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/vehicle-fire-227

List of links present in page
  1. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/vehicle-fire-227
  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