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Nov 2022

Last Updated: 28/11/2022
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Car turned into fireball at Flaxby

by John Plummer

| 28 Nov, 2022
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A car was turned into a fireball on the A59 near Flaxby today.

Knaresborough firefighters were summoned at 8.55am to the main road, which is close to the A1.

Knaresborough Fire Station said in a Facebook post:

"The police were already on scene providing scene safety. The fire was extinguished by two breathing apparatus wearers using two hose reel Jets."


No further details are available.

Flaxby car fire

Firefighters tackle the blaze. Pic: Knaresborough Fire Station



 

flaxby car fire

The car afterwards, Pic Knaresborough Fire Station



It was the first of two serious incidents in the Harrogate district today.

At 3.58pm, firefighters from Harrogate and Knaresborough responded to reports of a kitchen fire at a home on Rowan Close, Harrogate.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service's incident log says:

"The female occupant was out of the property on arrival of crews.
"Two hose reel jets and four breathing apparatus were used to extinguish the fire and a positive pressure ventilation fan was used to ventilate the property."