Firefighters tackle A31 van fire

A van blaze on the A31 westbound carriageway saw 20 calls made into the HIWFRS Control Room.

Crews from Redbridge and Eastleigh including a specialist water carrier vehicle were on the scene on the main road in Minstead.

A large plume of smoke could be seen in the distance as the fire spread from the van on the hard shoulder to a nearby grass verge.

The van was destroyed in the blaze before firefighters wearing sets of breathing apparatus, extinguished the fire using hose reels and jets.

After damping down the crews returned to station at 12:23, before the road was partially reopened.