Published: August 30, 2008
Burnham-On-Sea fire crews rush to camper van blaze at M5 services

Two fire crews from Burnham-On-Sea rushed to Sedgemoor Services on the M5 motorway near Burnham-On-Sea on Saturday afternoon (August 30th) after a camper van fire.

Burnham fire brigade, along with a gas detection monitor from Bridgwater, were sent to the northbound services at 3.17pm after reports of a camper van fire in the car park.

"On arrival at the scene the crews confirmed there had been a fire in the engine compartment of the camper van. This had been extinguished with a dry powder extinguisher by AA staff prior to the arrival of the brigade. The crews made the vehicle safe then left the vehicle in the hands of the AA," a fire spokesman told Burnham-On-Sea.com.