Firefighters raced to a busy Stevenage road at the weekend after a car burst into flames.
At 6.58pm on Saturday, October 14, Herts Fire and Rescue Service were called to reports that a white Audi A5 was ablaze on Broadhall Way, near the junction with Gresley Way.
It is understood that the car was not an electric vehicle. It was registered in 2013, and passed its most recent MOT in November 2022.
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A fire engine was sent to Broadhall Way from Stevenage fire station, and found the car well alight. Firefighters quickly extinguished the inferno, and had left the area by 7.50pm. The occupants of the car were not injured during the incident.
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Officers from Herts police assisted at the scene, and closed the road before re-opening it at around 8.15pm. The car was recovered shortly after the road had been reopened.
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