FIRE CREWS attended the scene of a vehicle fire in Carlisle.

Two fire engines attended the scene on Burgh Road, early in the morning yesterday (August 13). 

A spokesperson from Cumbria Fire and Rescue said: "At 01:15 hours on August 13, two fire engines attended a vehicle fire on Burgh Road, Carlisle.

"Fire fighters used two hose reel jets and one breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire, and crews were in attendance for approximately fifty minutes," they said. 

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