Vehicle 'engulfed in flames' and 'destroyed' in Portsmouth as firefighters rush to extinguish blaze

By Freddie Webb
Published 15th Nov 2022, 13:13 BST
Updated 16th Nov 2022, 09:27 BST
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FLAMES engulfed a vehicle Portsmouth as firefighters rushed to extinguish the blaze.

Emergency personnel from Cosham and Southsea were deployed to Anchorage Road yesterday evening. The vehicle was fully ablaze when crews arrived at the scene.

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Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus put out the inferno with several hose reel jets. The car was destroyed in the fire. Crews handed the incident over to the police after the flames were extinguished.

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A car was 'engulfed in flames' in Anchorage Road, Portsmouth, yesterday evening. Firefighters rushed to the scene to extinguish the flames.A car was 'engulfed in flames' in Anchorage Road, Portsmouth, yesterday evening. Firefighters rushed to the scene to extinguish the flames.
A car was 'engulfed in flames' in Anchorage Road, Portsmouth, yesterday evening. Firefighters rushed to the scene to extinguish the flames.

A spokesman from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS) said: ‘Portsmouth firefighters were called to a vehicle fire on Anchorage Road shortly before 5pm yesterday. Crews from Cosham and Southsea were alerted at 4.50pm and arrived to find the car fully engulfed in flames.

‘The vehicle was destroyed in the fire which was stopped by firefighters in breathing apparatus using hose reel jets. HIWFRS handed the incident over to Hampshire Police before returning to station at 5.16pm.’

A spokeswoman for Hampshire Constabulary added: ‘We were called shortly before 5pm on Monday, November 14 to a report that a vehicle was alight on the A2030 northbound.

‘Officers attended the scene. Nobody was injured and the fire is not being treated as suspicious at the current time. The road was clear by 6pm.’