Drivers were asked to avoid the area while the fire was dealt with
A lorry caught on fire along a busy Cambridgeshire road, causing it to close. Cambridgeshire Police and Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue were called to the fire on the A1139 Fletton Parkway in Peterborough just before 6pm on Thursday (July 2).
A fire spokesperson said: “At 5.48pm on Thursday, crews from Stanground and Yaxley, along with the north roaming fire engine, were called to a fire on the Fletton Parkway in Peterborough.
“Firefighters arrived to find a fire involving a lorry on the westbound carriageway near Stanground. They used a hose reel to extinguish the fire and returned to their stations by 6.45pm.”
The cause of the fire was accidental. Cambridgeshire Police asked drivers to avoid the road while the fire was dealt with. The road reopened at 7pm.
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