Caravan gutted by fire in the north of the Harborough district

A caravan was gutted by fire in a Harborough village yesterday (Sunday).

Flames ripped through the mobile home on Ingarsby Road, Keyham, near Scraptoft, on the northern edge of Harborough district.

Two fire appliances from Leicester’s Eastern Station and one from Birstall tackled the blaze – which broke out just before midday.

Firefighters used “four breathing apparatus, two hose reel jets, one main jet and drag forks” to fight the fire - which sent thick smoke soaring into the sky.

A nearby digger is also thought to have been damaged in the drama.

No one was injured and the blaze is believed to have been started accidentally.

Meanwhile, in a separate incident a car was driven into a hedge and torched on Friday night.

Fire crews from Market Harborough and Kibworth raced to tackle the blazing car on Main Street in Stonton Wyville, near Kibworth Beauchamp, at just before 8pm.

Harborough police are urging any eye-witnesses to contact them on 101 as they investigate the incident.