A Tesco delivery van has been hijacked and set alight on train tracks in Lurgan this evening (August 23).
Police were called to Lake Street, shortly before 9.30pm.
Footage from the scene showed huge plumes of smoke billowing into the air close to a railway crossing.
According to officers, the line has been forced to close following the incident.
Members of the public have been advised to avoid the area and motorists should find alternative routes.
A spokesperson for the Police Service of Northern Ireland said: "We’re dealing with an incident on the railway line at Lake Street in Lurgan where a van has been hijacked and set on fire this evening.
"The line is currently closed.
"We would ask drivers to use an alternative route."
According to eyewitnesses, another vehicle was set alight on nearby Kilwilke Road a short time later.
No further details have been released by police.
