Police and fire service respond to car fire along Peterborough road

By Ben Jones
Published 9th Jul 2021, 17:33 BST
Emergency service attend the scene along Whittlesey Road.Emergency service attend the scene along Whittlesey Road.
Emergency service attend the scene along Whittlesey Road.
Police and fire services have responded to a car fire along a Peterborough road this evening (July 9).

A Police car and fire engine were seen along Whittlesey Road in Stanground at around 4pm.

The presence of emergency vehicles blocked the road as they tackled an already well-developed fire.

No one was harmed in the incident.

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A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “A crew from Stanground was called just before 4pm today to a car fire on Whittlesey Road.

“They arrived to find a car well alight. Wearing breathing apparatus they extinguished the fire using a hose reel.

“The cause of the fire was accidental.”