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04

Feb 2024

Last Updated: 04/02/2024

Car destroyed by fire on Harrogate street

by John Plummer

| 04 Feb, 2024
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Pic: Bill Shaw

A car was destroyed by fire on a street in Harrogate today.

Firefighters from Harrogate and Knaresborough were called at 11.20am to the vehicle, which was between Silverfields Road and Roseville Avenue, near Granby Corner in Harrogate.

According to North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service's incident report, the car was well alight by the time the crews arrived.

The report added:

"The car was destroyed by fire and fire had spread to fencing close by. Crews extinguished the fire using breathing apparatus and a hose reel."




Earlier at 10am, Harrogate crews were called to a burst boiler in town that had flooded a property and had affected the electrics.

Firefighters isolated the electricity and helped the people at the scene.




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