Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

West Tolgus, Illogan at 22/05/2013 00:42

At 0042 hrs Cornwall Fire Control received a number of calls to a caravan and a car on fire on West Tolgus, Illogan. Five firefighters from Camborne and six from Redruth were mobilised to the scene. At 0052 hrs another emergency call was received stating that a second car was on fire at a different location on Broad Lane, another appliance from Camborne with five firefighters was mobilised. On crews arrival the vehicles were well alight, involved in the first fire was a caravan and 4x4 car, crews used two breathing apparatus, two hose reels and a jet to extinguish the fire. The second fire scene involved a single car, fire crews used two breathing apparatus and two hose reel jets to extinguish the fire. Devon and Cornwall Police officers attended this incident and the cause of the fires is doubtful.

For more information on this incident please contact Devon and Cornwall Police.