A second vehicle burst into flames on a major Wiltshire A-road in two days, drawing an emergency service response to the scene.
Emergency services were called to a layby on the A350 near Kingston Langley north of Chippenham at around 3.45pm on Tuesday, March 3.
A fire crew from Chippenham arrived to find the car “well alight”, with two firefighters in breathing apparatuses using a hose jet to put the fire out.
Police were also on scene, and cordoned off the area during the incident, which was cleared by 5pm.
A spokesperson for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service said: “We were called at 3:49pm yesterday, 3 March, with reports of a vehicle fire on the A350 near Kingston Langley.
“One fire appliance from Chippenham attended and on arrival found one car well alight in a layby.
“Two firefighters in breathing apparatus used one hose reel jet to extinguish the fire and our stop was in at 4:35pm.”
A spokesperson for Wiltshire Police said: “We received a call at 3.45pm yesterday to a car on fire in a layby near Kington Langley. The vehicle was cordoned off and the scene was cleared by 5pm.”
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The incident is the second vehicle fire in the area in two days, with a car fire breaking out at rush hour at the BP Garage a short drive down the A350.
On Monday, February 2, a spokesperson for Dorset and Wiltshire said: "This evening during rush hour Group 1 were mobilised to a car fire next to the BP garage.
"The traffic moving southbound on the A350 was held while crews used 2 [breathing aparatuses] and 2 Hosereel jets to quickly extinguish the fire."
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