Sherford town worker killed in caravan fire

INQUEST HEARS A RESCUER WAS BEATEN BACK BY FLAMES

A WORKER who came to Devon to help build the Sherford new town died when a catastrophic fire engulfed the caravan where he was staying.

Ryan Savage died just a few weeks after arriving at Butlas Farm in Plympton, an inquest heard.

A co-worker in the caravan next door could do nothing to save Mr Savage, despite his best efforts, and was beaten back by the intensity of the blaze.

The inquest concluded the 24-yearold died an accidental death after inhaling smoke.

The coroner in Exeter was told that shortly after 1pm on Saturday March 26, 2022, the fire service received calls about a caravan on fire. Witness Brian Hughes, who employed Mr Savage, was living in the adjacent caravan when he saw smoke coming from the vents and the side beginning to buckle.