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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Ashlie Blakey

Dramatic video shows van go up in flames on driveway of south Manchester house

Dramatic footage captures the moment a van went up in flames in south Manchester.

The blaze broke out on Thelwall Avenue in Fallowfield at around 1am this morning (Tuesday).

Video shows a van, parked on the driveway of a house, engulfed in flames.

A loud alarm can be heard and people appear to be shouting in the background.

A van fire on Thelwall Avenue in Fallowfield (MEN)

A spokesperson for the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said a crew was sent to the scene.

Firefighters found the 'small van well alight'.

The Manchester Evening News h as asked Greater Manchester Police and the fire service for further information.

A spokesperson for GMFRS said: “At approximately 1am on Tuesday, 25 May, one fire engine from Moss Side attended a vehicle fire on Thelwall Avenue, in Manchester.

“When fire crews arrived to the scene they found a small van well alight.

"Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used one hose reel to extinguish the flames and were in attendance for around 40 minutes.”

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