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Cab of fertiliser wagon bursts into flames on A19 near Osmotherley
Emergency services were called to the major road near Osmotherley on Tuesday (February 10) after the lorry set on fire around 3.15pm.
Firefighters used two hose reel jets to douse the flames at the cab, while the trailer of the wagon remained in tact.
Two crews from the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service attended alongside North Yorkshire Police and the Yorkshire Ambulance Service.
The road was closed on both sides of the carriageway, sparking severe delays north and south. Traffic was released on both sides just before 5pm.
The Yorkshire Ambulance Service has confirmed it attended but nobody required any medical assistance.
A spokesperson said: “An ambulance crew came across an incident on the A19 near Osmotherley around 3.25pm on Tuesday afternoon, but no-one required medical assistance.”