A CAR caught fire at a petrol station.

Firefighters were called to reports of a car fire at a garage on King Street shortly before 12.45pm.

Crews discovered that the fire had been put out by a member of the public using a dry powder extinguisher.

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Firefighters used a hose reel jet to cool the vehicle and a thermal imaging camera to check for any hotspots, they then moved the car to a safe location.

The crew was at the scene for around 40 minutes.

Fiefighters tackled another car fire at the back of a pub on London Road shortly after 4.15am.

Crews found a car well alight.

Firefighters used two hose reel jets to extinguish the fire and remained at the scene for around one hour