Time Incident Posted: 14:16
Incident Date: 05/08/2019
Incident Location: Incident Location: Berrycott Lane, Seagrave
Incident Number: 12539
Incident Type: Grain Dryer Fire
Initial Emergency Call Received: 13:46
Fire and Rescue Service Vehicles Attended: 1 x appliance from Birstall, 1 x appliance from Western, 1 x appliance from Southern fire station
Officer(s) in Charge of Incident:
Time Incident Closed:
Damage: 1 ton of rapeseed grain destroyed
Believed Cause: residual grain / dust from previous usage
Initial Information: call received from property stating smoke issuing from agricultural grain dryer
Updated Incident Information: Upon arrival
Incident confirmed as smoke issuing from grain dryer, 10 tonne of grain inside, 5 tonne already has been pumped out and efforts being made to continue to pump the rest of the grain out, short extension ladder in use and 1 hose reel jet laid out in case, signs of heat at rear of dryer, inspection of hatch to be conducted shortly.
14:44 - All grain removed from silo, fire extinguished and equipment isolated.
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