A HIGHWAYS maintenance van was involved in a fire during the resurfacing of a Lostock Gralam business park road.

Two fire crews were called to Cheshire Avenue at 11.03am today, Wednesday – one from Northwich and one from Lymm.

A Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: "Shortly after 11am firefighters were called to a report of a fire involving a transit van that was resurfacing Cheshire Avenue in Lostock Gralam, Northwich.

Northwich Guardian:

"On arrival the crew discovered that a small bitumen drum at the back of the highways maintenance vehicle had overheated.

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"Firefighters removed the gas cylinders in the van and used a hose reel jet to extinguish the fire and cool down the drum.

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"They were in attendance for less than half-an-hour."