Vehicle and tyres catch fire at Buckminster

Firefighters were alerted when a vehicle and a pile of tyres caught fire at Buckminster.

A crew from Melton attended the incident at 5.42pm yesterday (Thursday).

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A spokesperson for Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Our initial information was that a small quantity of tyres, one vehicle and shubbery were involved in fire.

“We use two breathing apparatus and two hose reel jets were used to dampen down.”

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