Fire crews called to car alight on main road near Boston

Fire crews were called to a car alight near Boston today (Tuesday, April 16).

Firefighters from Boston were alerted to the incident on the A52 Swineshead Road shortly after 10am.

The closed A52 Swineshead Road near Boston.placeholder image
The closed A52 Swineshead Road near Boston.

Crew members used one set of breathing apparatus, one hose reel and a thermal imaging camera in their response.

A spokesman for Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service said the cause was an ‘unknown fault within the engine compartment of the car’.

As a result of the incident, the A52 was closed between the B1192 at the Four Crossroads Inn and Hubberts Bridge Road for a time. This was to allow for a clean-up to take place, with the incident leaving ‘a lot of oil’ on the road, a spokesman for Lincolnshire County Council said.

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