Police and fire service respond to car fire along Peterborough road

Police and fire services have responded to a car fire along a Peterborough road this evening (July 9).
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.

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.”