This is Horrific - Fire at Meathop Fell

I don’t think flippancy is appropriate and let's not turn this terrible event into another "Steamer Quay" analysis of what CAMC, apparently to some people, gets wrong, eh? 

I have mixed feelings on this one. Whilst it is obviously a very sad and traumatic experience, thankfully we have no injuries. I apologise if my viewpoint offends, but regarding the post above by petbobby:-

"I hope if ever my van sets on fire it isn't filmed and posted all over."

If the incident was due to the speculated incorrect changeover of bottles, then such a posting should be allowed to run as a warning of what can go wrong.

Colin

Leave it to the staff, and the fire service. Both are trained for such emergencies.

In some ways, good that the outfit was sort of on the apex of a bend. Pitches in straight lines wouldn’t have had the same distance between, and the kind of heat generated might well have damaged vehicles and awnings in the gap. We are always wary of parking up to a hedge that has pitches both sides. There’s seldom six metres between the front/rear of outfits butting up to the hedge, even on Club Sites. Warwick Racecourse has pitches like this. We parked out from the hedge on the pitch we had, while the one the other side of the hedge was bang up against it.

Pleased to hear no one hurt, and hopefully the occupants won’t have lost anything of sentimental value. Fingers crossed insurance will look after everything else.

I think it’s good to share where there’s no one hurt or can be identified. People learn by watching, so it might just prompt others to think and be wary. Well done to the Meathop staff.

lost anything of sentimental value

A very good point indeed TDA, these items can often be of greater worth than all the outfit. 

"As said thankfully there doesn't seem to be anyone hurt or further damage to neighbouring outfits, and it has to be said thank goodness for the (often attacked) fire spacing rules."

so very true Corners , there was a similar incident at the site in Bol Nuevo Spain Feb this year, one MH caught fire and the whole row caught fire at least 10 units burned beyond recognition, no spacing in Spain just pack em in

 I'd just like to say hats off to the staff. We have monthly fire drills and practise worst case scenarios just in case something like this occurs. Just like first aid training you don't forget it when you need it. The stressful part is afterwards while doing the paperwork and asking yourself if you could have handled things better. Then helping the unfortunate ones to sort things. Glad no one was hurt.

And people ridicule the white markers and safe distancing we always adhere to!

JK

This video is a sober reminder of how quickly things can escalate when something goes wrong. Be it changing a gas bottle, not unwinding a cable reel, having a bbq or dozens of other things, there is potential danger in everything we do.

I saw a similar occurance at Grafham Water where an electrical fault caused a fire in a departing caravan. The wardens reacted in a calm, measured and professional manner, and had the caravan isolated and fire put out in moments. Having stayed at Meathop last Autumn, I have no doubts that the wardens there reacted in the same professional way.

Thank goodness this happened on a CAMC site, and not on some that I've been to where the emphasis is on packing as many units in as possible.

My thoughts go out to the owners, who must be utterly devastated.