Car blaze tackled by firefighters in Dagenham park
The burned reckage of the BMW car in Mayesbrook Park, Dagenham, pic by @truma4 via twitter
Freddy Mayhew, Reporter
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
10:07 AM
Firefighters were called to a car on fire and had to refill their water tank to tackle the blaze early this morning.
The burned reckage of the BMW car in Mayesbrook Park, Dagenham, pic by @truma4 via twitterThe silver BMW 3 series found in Mayesbrook Park at 2am was a “total write-off” said firefighter Stuart Bidicant, who added: “The whole thing was in flames — the inside was burnt out.”
The Barking fire crew needed “a little bit of extra water” to put out the blaze near Lodge Avenue, Dagenham, and filled up from a nearby fire hydrant before bringing it under control by 2.45am.
No-one was reported to be injured.
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