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Car catches fire in Wisbech scrap yard

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Andrew Papworth

Published: 8:23 AM August 10, 2010    Updated: 6:15 AM November 4, 2020

A CAR fire broke out in a scrap yard.

The scrap vehicle caught fire accidentally in Osborne Road, Wisbech at 8.45am yesterday (Monday, August 9).

It took an emergency crew about 45 minutes to extinguish the flames and return to their station.

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