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Fire crew called out to find car ablaze in Wisbech - ‘it was well alight when we got there’

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John Elworthy

Published: 10:58 AM October 6, 2015    Updated: 6:18 AM November 4, 2020
Car fire Wisbech

Car fire Wisbech - Credit: Archant

A crew from Wisbech was called to a car fire in Newbridge Lane, Wisbech on Sunday.

Car fire Wisbech

Car fire Wisbech - Credit: Archant

A fire service spokesman said: “A car was well alight and two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel to extinguish the fire and returned to station by 9.35am.”

The cause of the fire was accidental, by mechanical.

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