Major A-road closed for more than five hours after vehicle fire
Crews from Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service attended
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue attended (stock image)(Image: Cambridge News)
Part of the A14 road was closed last night for more than five hours after a vehicle fire. The A14 eastbound between junction 23 and junction 24 was closed to allow for emergency resurfacing works following the vehicle fire.
Crews from Huntingdon, St Neots, and Cambridge were called to a vehicle fire at around 3pm on Thursday, March 5.
A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Wearing breathing apparatus, firefighters used a hose reel to extinguish a fire involving a car. The crews returned to their stations by 4.40pm.”
The cause of the fire was confirmed to have been accidental.
At the time of the closure, National Highways East said: “The A14 in Cambridgeshire is CLOSED eastbound between J23 (Godmanchester) and J24 (Swavesey). This is to allow for emergency resurfacing works to take place following an earlier vehicle fire.”