Time Incident Posted: 14:30
Incident Date: 09/06/2017
Incident Location: Incident Location: A5 / Lutterworth Road roundabout, Lutterworth
Incident Number: 8289
Incident Type: Tractor Fire
Initial Emergency Call Received: 13:55
Fire and Rescue Service Vehicles Attended: One Fire Engine from Lutterworth
Officer(s) in Charge of Incident: Watch Manager
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Initial Information: The emergency call came from a member of the public reporting a tractor involved in fire at the roundabout on the A5 adjacent to Magna Park.
Crews from Lutterworth station confirmed that the tractor was fully involved in fire and was located on the grass verge near to Magna Park. Two breathing apparatus wearers were using one hose reel jet with foam in the open to extinguish the fire.
Initially the A5 in both directions was closed due to smoke over the carriageway, however the A5 was re opened quite quickly.
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