Time Incident Posted: 08:56
Incident Date: 24/10/2017
Incident Location: Incident Location: M1 Northbound just prior to junction 21A
Incident Number: 15957
Incident Type: Van fire
Initial Emergency Call Received: 08:13
Fire and Rescue Service Vehicles Attended: 1 from southern fire station and 1 from western fire station
Officer(s) in Charge of Incident:
Time Incident Closed: stop message received at 08:29
Damage: battery and cardboard boxes within the van damaged. No fire damage to the van itself.
Believed Cause: Accidental : Intruder alarm battery points touched
Initial Information: multiple calls received to a van fire located on the hard shoulder
Updated Incident Information: Fire in rear of transit van.
Extinguished before arrival of the fire service
Inspection only
Incident left with owner of the vehicle.
Public Statement Issued:
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