A FIRE at a property in the Newton Abbot area left a garden ravaged in the blaze.

Swift action by crew from Newton Abbot Fire Station prevented the fire from escalating into the house, however the same could not be said for the garden.

‘Unfortunately, all items in the garden were destroyed by fire’ a spokesperson for the station said.

Crews worked quickly and efficiently together alongside our colleagues from other stations. This resulted in swift action that prevented the fire from escalating into the house.
(Newton Abbot Fire Station)

Station 28 responded to the call at around 6am on Monday, March 24.

Upon arrival, a large garden shed, furniture and decking were ‘well alight’, with flames licking up the aide of the adjacent house and over the roof.

Due to concerns that the fire had spread into the roof space, the Incident Commander (IC) requested a further three appliances to attend.

Initially, two firefighters in Breathing Apparatus (BA) used a 51mm attack jet and a hose reel to tackle the fire.

A further two firefighters in BA were also sent into the risk area to assist them with extinguishing the fire and turning over all the burning materials and debris.

Newton Abbot Fire Station
(Newton Abbot Fire Station)

‘Whilst the main firefighting operations were commencing outside, a crew member was committed inside the domestic property to check the roof space for fire spread’ the spokesperson said.

‘Although the attic was smoke logged, thankfully, the fire had not breached through into the property. A PPV fan (Positive Pressure Ventilation) was utlised to clear this smoke.

‘Towards the end of the incident, the decision was made to pitch a 135 ladder (13.5 meters when at max height) to the roof on the gable end so that the exposed baton and fascias could be inspected for fire spread’ the spokesperson added.