Uncertain or stale incident information

Outdoor fire

Incident Outdoor fire Date 12.47am - 02 November 2026 Last updated 10.19pm - 02 November 2026 Status Closed Incident type In the open (large) Location Ditcheat Attending station Glastonbury Street Yeovil Castle Cary Martock Shepton Mallet Wincanton Fire Control mobilised crews from Castle Carey, Shepton Mallet, Glastonbury and Wincanton to a report of smoke and flames issuing at a commercial site in Ditcheat. Once crews got in attendance, they confirmed that this was a large wood pile alight and requested the attendance of a water carrier. This was mobilised from Yeovil. Below is a timeline of events for this incident: At 01:52 - Crews are making progress controlling the fire and protecting the surrounding buildings. 2x water jets and 1x hose reel jet in use. At 03:20 - Measurements of the fire is approximately 30 x 20m, containing approximately 50 tonnes of hardwood. Water carrier is at work supplying water to the incident ground. Crews are also at work with 3x main jets. At 04:01 - Crews are continuing to protect the adjacent buildings At 05:19 - Crews continue to make steady progress with both the seat of fire and protecting the adjacent buildings. At 05:29 - Crews from Street and Martock was mobilised to provide relief crews At 07:48 - Crews continue to damp down areas surrounding the log pile. The water carrier is still providing water to the incident ground. At 08:30 - Staff are on site assisting crews to move unaffected wood At 10:00 - Crews continue to make steady progress, fire breaks are now in place.

Operational status

closed

Incident lifecycle

uncertain

First observed

2 November 2026 at 00:47

Last verified or updated

2 November 2026 at 00:47

Location

Ditcheat (area)

Lifecycle or correction reason

official_source_record_closed_status

Approximate mapped position: 51.11, -2.55. Coordinates are deliberately reduced in precision.