Suspected drunk driver arrested after vehicle blaze in Market Drayton
Fire crews and police responded to the scene of the vehicle fire.
A suspected drunk driver was arrested from the scene of a vehicle fire in Market Drayton last night.
A crew from Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene on Adderley Road at around 8.12pm. The incident involved one ‘vehicle fully involved in fire.”
No injuries were reported from the scene.
Officers from West Mercia Police also attended and have confirmed an arrest was made.
A West Mercia Police spokesperson said: “We were called to reports of one vehicle being on fire on Adderley Road, Market Drayton at around 8.18pm last night (Wednesday). No one was injured.
“The driver of the car was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and taken to custody. The car was recovered around 11pm.”
A spokesperson for the fire service said: “The service was called at 8.12pm to reports of a vehicle fire in Market Drayton.
“The car was fully alight when crews arrived, and they used two hose reel jets and one foam jet to extinguish the blaze.”
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