Vehicle badly damaged after being ‘driven too close to bonfire’
The fire took place in Kingsway, in Mark. Picture: Google Maps. (stock image) - Credit: Google
A farm vehicle was damaged after it was driven too close to a bonfire, fire investigators have said.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service was called out to a Somerset farm to deal with the incident yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon.
The fire, which happened off Kingsway in Mark, caused a large amount of damage to the farmyard vehicle.
Emergency services were called shortly before 4pm.
A fire service spokesman said: “Fire Control received a call from a local farmer advising his telehandler had caught fire in a field.
“Two fire engines from our Burnham station were mobilised immediately.
“On arrival crews confirmed the vehicle was well alight and set to work with one hose reel jet.
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“The fire was caused by the farmer driving too close to a controlled bonfire and caused 75 per cent damage to the vehicle.
“The cause has been returned as accidental.”
