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Nov 2022
Last Updated: 23/11/2022
Fire crews tackle deliberate lorry fire on A168 Cowthorpe
Fire crews tackled a blaze on the A168 near Cowthrope last night. The cause is believed to be deliberate.
The lorry on the A168 after the fire was put out by North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue.
Fire fighters tackled a deliberate lorry fire on the A168 near Cowthorpe last night.
Crews from Knaresborough and Harrogate attended the blaze at 11.21pm.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire was inside the trailer of the lorry and the cause was believed to be deliberate.
Crews said the trailer was stationary.
The service added in an incident log:
“Crews extinguished the fire using two breathing apparatus, two hose reel jets, small tools and a thermal imaging camera.”
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