Incident
Vehicle fire
Date
10.40am - 07 July 2025
Last updated
12.36pm - 07 July 2025
Status
Closed
Incident type
Small
Location
Bideford
Attending station
Bideford
Fire Control received several calls reporting a car on fire and mobilised one appliance from Bideford.
On arrival at the incident crews confirmed that smoke and flames were issuing from one car which was well alight and got to work with two breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet and hydraulic spreaders.
At 11:19 crews were continuing to cool the vehicle and checking for hotspots and were working to manage the contents of the fuel tank.
At 11:56 the final details were confirmed as one vehicle completely destroyed by fire, with slight damage sustained to an adjacent vehicle. Crews used two breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet, one jet one environmental pack and thermal imaging camera.