Report by Duncan Williams for Pulman's Weekly News
A devastating fire swept through a property in Crewkerne, Somerset, during the early hours of Sunday, 12th January, leaving a caravan, three vehicles, a garage, and a bungalow "totally destroyed".
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service were alerted around 1.40am after multiple 999 calls reported a caravan ablaze in a driveway.
What started as a single fire rapidly escalated as flames spread to the garage and roof space of the adjacent bungalow.
Fire crews from Yeovil, Chard, Crewkerne, and Martock were dispatched, initially with two fire engines.
However, as the situation worsened, three additional engines and an aerial ladder platform were deployed, making a total of five engines on-site to battle the blaze.
Upon arrival, firefighters found the caravan “well alight” and worked tirelessly using nine breathing apparatus, three hose reel jets, two main jets, and two thermal imaging cameras to extinguish the fire. Despite their eff…
