Haydon, Radstock

On Friday, 21 March at 15:19, our fire control operators received multiple calls following reports of a fire at an industrial estate in Haydon, Radstock.

On arrival, firefighters found a fire affecting an industrial unit and multiple vehicles. Crews from Radstock, Paulton, Bath, Kingswood, Portishead, Bedminster, Nailsea, Yate, Avonmouth, Patchway and Hicks Gate, alongside firefighters from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, used high pressure hose reels, covering jets and a turntable ladder as a water tower to extinguish the flames.

All persons were safely evacuated. One casualty was conveyed to hospital.

Our ambulance and police colleagues were also in attendance.

The cause of the fire is thought to be accidental ignition.