Incident
HGV fire
Date
10.38am - 06 June 2022
Last updated
11.57am - 06 June 2022
Status
Closed
Incident type
Large
Location
Totnes
Attending station
Totnes
Fire crews from Totnes attended a large vehicle fire this morning in the Higher Lillisford area.
The vehicle was a large HGV carrying horse feed which had a fire involving the battery compartment.
The fire had been partially extinguished prior to fire service arrival using a foam extinguisher. However 1 x hose reel jet, small tools and 1 x thermal imaging camera were used to ensure that the fire was fully extinguished and cooled.
The cause of the fire was found to be accidental.