It took fire crews 30 minutes to put out the blaze
A video has captured the horrifying moment a car went up in huge flames along a busy main road on Saturday afternoon . The car, which was parked in the lay-by of the A56, was swallowed by the fire, and was already well alight by the time fire crews arrived.
Emergency services directed traffic away from the scene temporarily and blocked off the road. A video shows an ambulance vehicle arriving at the scene on blue lights shortly after 2pm. Fire crews rushed to the blaze and were in attendance for around thirty minutes. A hose reel was then used to extinguish the fire and make the area safe.Pictures show traffic lining the far right lane of the typically busy A road, which connects to the M66 to Bury, as the flames continued to engulf the vehicle. Huge plumes of black smoke could be seen rising from the fire.
A statement from the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said: "At 14:19 on the 2nd July 2022, two fire engines from Haslingden and Rawtenstall attended an incident on A56 Haslingden. The incident involved one vehicle which was well alight when crews arrived. "Firefighters wore breathing apparatus and used one hose reel to extinguish the fire. Crews were in attendance for approximately thirty minutes." The fire service also confirmed there were no casualties reported.
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