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Three people needed treatment after fire broke out at a property in Dawlish in the early hours of this morning (Monday 31 August).

Fire crews were called to a report of smoke issuing from a property in Roscoff Road, Dawlish just before 2am.

One fire appliance from Dawlish and two from Teignmouth attended the incident.

The three-storey building is used as flats. The fire was in the kitchen of the ground-floor flat and involved tea towels and a washer dryer.

Crews extinguished the fire using two breathing apparatus, two hose reel jets, one safety jet and a...

Firefighters extinguished a fire at a block of public toilets in Exmouth today (30 August).

Two fire appliances from Exmouth were mobilised after Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service received reports of smoke coming from a block of toilets in Jarvis Close, shortly after 12.30pm.

Upon arrival crews donned breathing apparatus and entered the building to put the fire out with one hose reel jet.

Firefighters then checked the building with a thermal imaging camera, and used positive pressure ventilation to clear the building of smoke.

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Fire crews were called to a blaze in Cullompton last night.

Three appliances from Cullompton, Middlemoor and Tiverton were mobilised to reports of a garage on fire in Holly Way, Cullompton just after midnight.

On arrival crews discovered a garage attached to a house well alight and made pumps four. It was believed the roof and the house were involved.

A further crew from Tiverton were mobilised with the incident command unit and support vehicle from Honiton.

Crews used four breathing apparatus, one safety jet, two hose reel jets, one positive pressure...

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service are issuing an urgent warning about the danger of derelict buildings, after the recent fires at the Quality Hotel in Plymouth. People are putting themselves and those that work for the emergency services at risk.

In the last few weeks fire crews from Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service have been called to tackle two deliberate fires at the empty and run-down Quality Hotel on the Hoe.

Lee Howell, Chief Fire Officer and Chairman of the National Arson Prevention Forum said: “Arson is a crime and places unnecessary risk...

Firefighters were called to a blaze at a property near Exeter this morning (Wednesday 12 August).

Three appliances from Middlemoor and Danes Castle were sent to reports of a fire at a property in Ship Lane, Clyst Honiton at around 2am.

On arrival crews discovered a fire in the kitchen of the bungalow measuring approximately 15m x 10m in size.

Crews used four breathing apparatus, one attack jet, one thermal imaging camera and one positive pressure ventilation fan.

The ambulance service was requested to deal with one elderly male suffering slight smoke...

Dozens of firefighters were called to tackle a large barn fire involving 4,000 litres of diesel near Exeter in the early hours of today (Sunday 9 August).

Fire engines from Middlemoor, Danes Castle and Topsham were sent to the blaze at New House Farm in Clyst Honiton at around 1am.

On arrival crews requested a fourth appliance. The water bowser from Danes Castle and the incident command unit from Honiton were also sent, and the fourth appliance came from Ottery St Mary.

Crews then requested the environmental protection unit, which was mobilised from Newton Abbot due...

Firefighters were called to a fire in set of traffic lights in Exeter yesterday evening.

A call was received just before 6.30 reporting a traffic light on fire at the junction of Blackboy and Polsloe Road.

One appliance from Danes Castle was sent.

On arrival crews confirmed there were flames issuing from the top of the traffic light. A short extension ladder and a dry powder extinguisher were used to deal with the fire.

Western Power also attended to make the light safe.

Firefighters were called a gorse fire in Exmouth yesterday.

Fire control received numerous calls to gorse on fire near the cliff edge at Orcombe Point, at around 6.30pm.

One appliance was initially mobilised, but a second was also sent, both from Exmouth, along with the 4x4 appliance from Budleigh Salterton.

Crews tackled the blaze with beaters, and latterly, one hose reel jet and one 45mm jet.

Safety at heights equipment was also used due to the proximity of the fire to the cliff edge.

A man was rescued from a smoke-filled flat in the St Thomas area of the city this afternoon (Monday 27 July).

Two fire engines from Exeter were sent to a report of smoke coming from a first floor flat window in Haven Road shortly before 2.30pm.

An ambulance was also requested to attend as it was unsure if anyone was still inside the property.

The fire service confirmed that a man was rescued from the flat, which was heavily smoke-logged, by two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus and using a hose reel jet as a precaution.

The man was checked over by...