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Caravans destroyed in storage facility fire

Jack Silver
BBC News, South West
Maggi Williamson A burnt out shell of a van in a car park, surrounded by smoke. In the foreground a shipping container and a corroded old Volkswagen Beatle, plus a tree.Maggi Williamson
Police believe the fire started in a caravan and spread to other vehicles

Several caravans and camper vans were destroyed or damaged by a fire at a storage facility in Plymouth, emergency services have confirmed.

Devon and Cornwall Police said it believed the fire had started in a caravan and spread to other vehicles at the storage facility in Ernesettle Lane.

Up to six caravans and camper vans had been damaged, officers said.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said two vehicles were called to the scene at 09:30 BST on Friday.

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