Property fire

Two Fire engines from Taunton were orginally sent to a report of a garage on fire, which was attached to a property. Due to the number of calls and reports of people possibly still being in the property, fire control escalated the incident and sent a further two fire engines, from Bridgwater and Wellington.

On arrival crews confirmed the garage was well alight and there was still a dog within the property. An aerial ladder platform was also requested. Crews rescued the dog safely and extinguished the fire using:

• 6 Breathing apparatus
• 2 Hose reel jets
• 1 Safety jet
• 1 Smoke clearance fan
• Thermal image camera
• Gas monitor 

There was 90 per cent fire damage to the garage and 25 per cent smoke damage. The cause of the fire was accidental.