Car catches fire in car park of busy Melton Cattle Market

Firefighters were alerted when a car caught fire in the car park at Melton Cattle Market this morning (Tuesday).
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The market was busy as usual during its popular Tuesday trading day when the alarm was sounded at 9.47am.

A crew from Melton fire station attended and Leicestershire Fire and Rescue commented: “A car was well alight and crews used two breathing apparatus in dealing with it.

“The car fire is now out and the crew will spend an hour damping down.”