Car engulfed in flames at Derbyshire train station car park

Emergency services were called to reports of a vehicle fire at the entrance to the Long Eaton Railway Station car park just before 6pm on Tuesday, July 14.

The vehicle was reportedly engulfed in flames but firefighters managed to extinguish the fire before it spread.

Cllr Harry Atkinson contacted Erewash Borough Council to have the vehicle removed and the area cleared as quickly as possible.

He said: “A big thank you to the emergency services for their swift response. Please take care if you're using the station car park over the next day or so.”

A spokesperson for Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Firefighters from Nottinghamshire's Highfields station were called to a vehicle fire in a car park at Long Eaton Railway Station at 17:59 hours on Tuesday 14 July.

"Wearing breathing apparatus, crews used two hose reel jets to extinguish the fire.

"The incident was handed over to police.”