FIREFIGHTERS have been called to a blaze in a car on a busy Herefordshire main road and a tumble drier fire in a county town.

Crews from Whitchurch fire station and Ross-on-Wye fire station were called to reports of a car on fire on the A40 near Ross in Herefordshire yesterday morning (December 22).

A spokesperson for Whitchurch fire station said some cutting away showed fire damage and charring to the insulation and electrics inside the dashboard.

"Quick work of crews and the driver stopped this from becoming a significant fire," the spokesperson said.

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In Kington, crews from Kington and Eardisley fire stations were called out at 12.49am this morning (December 23) to a fire in a property.

A fire service spokesperson said the crews found the fire was out on their arrival, but that there was significant damage to a tumble drier and surrounding cladding.

The tumble drier was removed from the property by the crews and a thermal imaging camera used to check for fire spread, with none found.


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