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Man 'shocked' to see 'huge' car fire in town

Joanna TaylorCambridgeshire
News imagePavel Samankov The rear of a 4x4 car can be seen beneath a large quantity of flame, with thick grey smoke above on a road in Wisbech. It is lighting up the walls of the white buildings to its left. On the right, is the back of emergency services, including an ambulance, and a person walking towards the incident. Pavel Samankov
Pavel Samankov said he was "shocked" to see the fire near his home in Wisbech

A man has described his shock after witnessing a "huge" car fire in a town.

Pavel Samonkov, 28, said he looked through a window and saw the car on fire on Elm Road, Wisbech, at about 21:00 GMT on Sunday.

He said he saw a "huge flame" and could hear "crackling noises".

A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Firefighters arrived to find a car on fire. Wearing breathing apparatus they extinguished the fire using a hose reel and returned to their station by 22:00."

News imageWisbech Community Fire & Rescue Station The car after the flames were extinguished. The side of the car appears tarnished and the bonnet is open. There is a yellow fire hose on the ground in front of the car and a person in a hi-visibility orange jacket behind it. Wisbech Community Fire & Rescue Station
The fire service said it believed the fire was started deliberately

"The fire crew came and started to put the flame down," Samonkov said.

"It was steaming up. I was shocked [to see] what is happening in this little town," he added.

The fire service said it believed the fire was started deliberately.

Cambridgeshire Police and the East of England Ambulance Service also attended the incident, but reported no arrests or injuries.

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