Sidmouth fire crew called to roadside blaze on Woodbury Common

Sidmouth and Exmouth fire crews were called to an open fire at Hawkerland on Woodbury Common last night (June 30).

According to Sidmouth Fire Station: "Both of the Exmouth Fire Station appliances and Middlemoor Fire Station also attended.

"The fire was located by the roadside and measured approximately 10 x 3 metres.

"The fire was extinguished using high pressure hose reels and covered with a blanket of compressed air foam.

"This was very fortunate not to spread rapidly. Luckily the position by the road and wind direction helped contain the blaze."