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Toni Lennox

Early-morning blaze drama on Cumnock street as van goes up in flames

A fire ripped through a van parked on a Cumnock street in the early hours of Monday morning.

Emergency services were called to the town's Meagher Court at 2.23am to battle the blaze.

Two appliances attended to deal with the fire-ravaged white transit van with a garage also impacted.

Police Scotland say it is not known at this time what started the blaze.

The van fire happened at Meagher Court, Cumnock (Nicole Black)

One local resident filmed the fire and a small explosion can be seen from the front of the van.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) spokesperson told Ayrshire Live: “We were alerted at 2.23am on Monday, June 28 to reports of a vehicle on fire at Meagher Court, Cumnock.

The explosion came from the front of the van (Nicole Black)

“Operations Control mobilised two appliances to the scene and firefighters extinguished a fire affecting a van and domestic garage.

“Crews left the scene after ensuring the area was made safe and there were no reported casualties.”

A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: "SFRS extinguished the fire and at this time the cause of fire is unknown."

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