Time Incident Posted: 13:26 hrs
Incident Date: 03/10/2018
Incident Location: Incident Location: Cottage Lane, Cosby, Leicester
Incident Number: 14430
Incident Type: Fire Vehicle P2
Initial Emergency Call Received: 11:42 hrs
Fire and Rescue Service Vehicles Attended: One appliance from Lutterworth Station
Officer(s) in Charge of Incident: Watch Manager
Time Incident Closed: 13:30 hrs
Damage: 100% severe by fire to vehicle
Believed Cause: Deliberate ignition
Initial Information: Call from farmer to vehicle which had been driven into his field and set on fire.
Updated Incident Information: One vehicle fully involved in fire in field. Vehicle is located near to overhead power lines and appears to be abandoned.
One hosereel jet in use, 2 firefighters using personal protective respirators
STOP: fire has now been extinguished, making up of equipment is in progress
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