Fire crews tackle tractor blaze

An electrical fault is believed to have caused a fire that 'destroyed' a tractor.
Picture from St Annes fire stationPicture from St Annes fire station
Picture from St Annes fire station

Firefighters from St Annes and Preesall fire stations were called to Bodkin Lane, Rawcliffe at 10.16am.

A man had been driving his tractor when he smelled smoke. Upon stopping his vehicle he noticed a fire underneath the cab.

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Fire crews used two hose reel jets and breathing apparatus to tackle the fire. They remained at the scene for one hour and 40 minutes.

A Preesall fire station spokesman said: "The tractor driver realised something was wrong with it, smelled some burning, get himself out of the cab and noticed there was a fire underneath, at which point he called us.

"The tractor was destroyed and a tank that was attached to it was also damaged.

"The tractor driver did the right thing. Don't attempt to do anything other than stop the vehicle and get out to a place of safety and call us."

Nobody was injured.