Wed. Nov 6th, 2024
alert-–-dramatic-moment-car-goes-up-in-fireball-on-forecourt-of-bp-petrol-station-sparking-traffic-chaos-–-as-firefighters-battle-blazeAlert – Dramatic moment car goes up in fireball on forecourt of BP petrol station sparking traffic chaos – as firefighters battle blaze

This is the moment a car burst into flames on the forecourt of a BP petrol station today, as firefighters rushed to the scene to battle the blaze.

Twenty firefighters from Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the A14 eastbound near Newmarket at 1.25pm.

National Highways said two lanes of the A14 at Junction 37 for Newmarket and Exning village were closed as crews dealt with the blaze, causing traffic chaos. 

Pictured: A car burst into flames on the forecourt of a BP petrol station on the A14 eastbound near Newmarket

Pictured: A car burst into flames on the forecourt of a BP petrol station on the A14 eastbound near Newmarket 

The AA said there was also disruption on the A142 road. 

A plume of black smoke could be seen from the carriageway, as the fire engulfed two vehicles. 

A spokesman from Cambridgeshire Fire Service said: ‘Firefighters arrived to find a fire involving two vehicles near a petrol filling station near Newmarket.’

Pictured: Thick black plumes of smoke could be seen by passing vehicles

Pictured: Thick black plumes of smoke could be seen by passing vehicles 

It is understood there were no injuries reported during the fire.

The blaze has now been extinguished and the A14 has fully reopened.  

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