Car burst into flames on side of Tornado Way Darlington

Firefighters were called out after the vehicle burst into flames on the B6279 Tornado Way at about 12.15am.

The car set alight on Tornado Way in the morning of June 6 (Image: THE NORTHERN ECHO)

No one is said to have been injured and the fire is not being treated as suspicious.

A spokesperson for County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service said: “At 12.14am on Saturday (June 6), we received a report of a vehicle fire on Tornado Way, Darlington.

“One crew from Darlington attended to put out the fire and left the scene at 12.40am.”

A burnt out car is left on the side of Tornado Way in Darlington after it burst into flames in the early hours of Saturday morning (Image: THE NORTHERN ECHO)

A burnt out car is left on the side of Tornado Way in Darlington after it burst into flames in the early hours of Saturday morning (Image: THE NORTHERN ECHO)

The car set alight on Tornado Way in the morning of June 6 (Image: THE NORTHERN ECHO)

A Durham Police spokesperson added: “We were called to reports of a vehicle fire on the B6279 just after midnight on June 6.

“The fire service put out the fire, which is not thought to be suspicious.”