Monday 23 November
20.16, A370, Cleeve, Bristol
When crews from Yatton and Clevedon arrived at this incident
they found a well developed fire in an open sided Dutch barn,
involving large quantities of wood, a Landrover, a diesel tank and
various farm equipment. With adjoining outbuildings, stables and a
cottage, crews feared that the quickly spreading fire would take
hold of these buildings also. With the farm situated some way
off the main road access to water was a priority, so additional
appliances from Bedminster, Weston-super-Mare and Winscombe were
called in to help set up a water relay and lay hose from the A370
up to the property.
The USAR (Urban Search and Rescue) bob cat was called for to dig
out the large pile of wood to enable firefighters to fully dampen
down with water and extinguish the intense fire and heat.
A number of Flexi Officers were called to the scene, alongside
Fire Investigation to try to determine the cause of the
fire.
Four firefighters in breathing apparatus tackled the fire
to contend with the large quantities of smoke, with three hose
reels and two jets used on the blaze. Luckily crews managed to
stop the spread of the fire.
Crews from Bedminster, Brislington and Patchway returned during
the night and through the early hours to dampen down and monitor
remaining hot spots.
Fire Investigation will return in daylight hours to continue
their investigation into the cause.