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Kris Gourlay

Van catches fire on busy East Lothian road as firefighters rush to scene

Firefighters in East Lothian rushed to a busy main road after a van caught fire on Tuesday afternoon.

Crews remain at the scene on Spott Road, Dunbar, following the incident as images from the scene show a white van on fire with smoke pouring from the vehicle.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue mobilised one appliance to the scene around 5.20pm and successfully extinguished the blaze, with no reported injuries.

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Concerned on-lookers had stopped and got out of their vehicles at a nearby junction, with the road blocked for a short period of time.

A spokesperson for the SFRS said: "We were called around 5.20 to a report of a vehicle alight on Spott Road, Dunbar.

"Operations control mobilised one appliances to the scene and crews extinguished the blaze and are getting ready to leave having ensured the area is safe. There were no reported injuries."

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