Incident
Vehicle fire
Date
7.13pm - 29 October 2022
Last updated
11.56pm - 05 November 2022
Status
Closed
Incident type
Small
Location
Cullompton
Attending station
Middlemoor
Fire Control received multiple reports of a van on fire on the M5.
Control immediately mobilised 2 Fire Engines from Middlemoor and Danes Castle.
Once on scene crews confirmed 1 van on the hard shoulder well alight and got to work extinguishing the vehicle.
Crews extinguished the fire using 2 Breathing Apparatus, 1 Hose Reel Jet and Hydraulic Cutting Equipment, unfortunately the van was severely damaged by fire.
This incident was left in the hands of National Highways and the Police.