Property fire

Fire Control received a call to a report of a barn on fire in the area of Shepton Montague.

2 fire engines from Wincanton and Castle Cary were mobilised along with a water carrier from Yeovil.

On arrival the crew confirmed the barn, which was approximately 15m x 5m in size, was well alight.  It was housing pigs and piglets but fortunately they had all been removed to safety prior to the arrival of the Fire Service.  The barn was also thought to contain 3 small vehicles which were also believed to be involved in the fire.  

The crews got to work attempting to extinguish the fire using breathing apparatus and hose reel jets.

The fire was successfully extinguished a short while after the crews arrived using a total of 4 breathing apparatus wearers, 2 hose reel jets and drag forks.  A thermal imaging camera was used to check for any hotspots.  All 3 vehicles involved in the fire sustained serious fire damage and the roof of the barn sustained some structural damage.