UPDATE: Police appeal for witnesses after fire rips through car sales business near Heckington

Three fire crews were called to the car sales business near Heckington.

Investigators have been piecing together the possible cause of the blaze after fire crews were called out to Heckington Car Sales and MOT Centre at Garwick Farm, just off the A17 Boston Road just after 3am.

Appliances from Sleaford, Boston and Donington were unable to save seven vehicles, including a caravan, which were all completely destroyed, with another five suffering heat damage, according to the fire service.

No-one was reported to have been hurt in the fire, but the cause is said to be under investigation this morning.

One of the damaged vehicles at the car sales forecourt near Heckington. Photo: David Dawson

A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said: "Our colleagues from Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue attended the MOT Test Centre on the A17 and extinguished the fire. We were alerted at 3.08am, and sections of the A17 and B1395 were closed for a time.

"The cause of the fire is currently unknown, and officers would like anyone who was in the area at the time and who may have seen people or activity, to contact them in one of the following ways:

"Call 101, quoting Incident 39 of March 20, email [email protected] putting Incident 39 of March 20 in the subject line; or call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111."

A spokesman for the Heckington MOT Centre has posted on their Facebook page after the fire: "We just want to update every one, there was an electrical fault on a vehicle. It caught fire in the middle of the night which led to a few others catching fire. Nobody was hurt, no buildings were affected and we will be back to work on Monday."