Vehicle ‘engulfed in flames’ in Portsmouth blaze last night

A CAR has been written off after being the subject of a fire in Portsmouth last night.

By David George

Published 18th Feb 2019, 06:23 BST

Updated 18th Feb 2019, 10:51 BST

Southsea Fire Station was called out to a blaze in Eastern Road at 10.30pm yesterday, on the northbound side near Burrfields Road.

Crew manager Paul Rogers said: ‘Two appliances attended the incident.

‘The vehicle was fully engulfed in flames – the car is a complete write off.

‘We tackled the blaze and then the incident was handed over to the police for further investigation.’

The exact cause of the fire is currently unknown.