FIREFIGHTERS tackled a car fire near a motorway after more than 35 phone calls were made to alert them.
The fire happened on the A30, Winchester Road, Dummer, near J7 of the M3 yesterday, Wednesday, December 3, at around 4.20pm.
No injuries were reported in the blaze and an eyewitness told the Gazette that the flames were "pretty high," adding "the fire brigade must have only just arrived as I stumbled upon the burning car".
Fire crews from Basingstoke, Winchester and Rushmoor attended the scene and the road was closed off by the police. Fire crews left the scene at around 5.30pm.
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A spokesperson for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service said: "Crews from Basingstoke, Winchester and Rushmoor were called to a car fire on Winchester Road in Dummer this afternoon.
Firefighters were alerted at around a quarter past four after more than 35 emergency calls were made into the HIWFRS Control Room reporting the blaze.
The vehicle was destroyed in the fire which was extinguished by firefighters wearing breathing apparatus sets and using hose reel jets and specialist foam.
The incident was passed over to police officers to manage as HIWFRS left the scene shortly before half five."
A spokesperson for Hampshire Constabulary said: "We received a report at 4.20pm today of a car on fire on the A30 Winchester Road.
"No injuries have been reported.
"We have been assisting with road closures whilst our colleagues from the fire service have been dealing with this incident."
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