YEOVIL AREA NEWS: Tent destroyed in fire

YEOVIL AREA NEWS: Tent destroyed in fire

CAMPERS are being reminded of the dangers of using stoves inside tents following a fire at a campsite on the outskirts of Yeovil.

The alarm was raised this evening (Tuesday, July 12, 2016) at just after 7.30pm to an incident at a campsite on Ilchester Road at Chilthorne Domer involving a tent on fire.

One fire engine from Yeovil was mobilised and firefighters discovered a tent to be well alight.

“The tent was severely damaged by fire,” said a Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service spokesman. “The cause was down to persons using a camping stove within the tent.”

The spokesman added: “The public are reminded that camping stoves should be used outside and away from tents due to the obvious fire hazard they pose.”

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