Firefighters tackle blaze that spread to homes in Cambridgeshire village

Firefighters were able to stop the fire from spreading any further

Firefighters were called to a road in a Cambridgeshire village after receiving reports about a fire breaking out yesterday (Thursday, March 20). Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue were called at 3.34pm to a building fire on John Bends Way in Parson Drove.

Crews from Wisbech and March as well as the north roaming fire engine attended to the scene. Firefighters arrived to find a car on fire. It had already spread to nearby gardens and houses. Large clouds of black smoke could be seen in the village.

Crews used hose reels to stop the fire from spreading further and extinguished it. Crews had returned to their stations by 5.40pm. The cause of the fire has been confirmed to have been accidental.

A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue said: “At 3.43pm on Thursday (19) crews from Wisbech, March and the north roaming fire engine were called to a building fire on John Bends Way in Parson Drove.

“Firefighters arrived to find a car on fire that had spread to nearby gardens and houses. The crews worked hard using hose reels to stop the fire from spreading further and extinguish it.

“The crews returned to their stations by 5.40pm. The cause of the fire was accidental.”

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