Leicestershire Live Sep 15
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Emergency crews respond to Loughborough car park vehicle fireTwo vehicles caught fire on September 15, with a large smoke plume visible across Loughborough.
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- Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said crews were called at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 15, over a vehicle fire on Packe Street.
- On arrival, crews found two vehicles well alight on the car park’s top floor.
- Both fires were extinguished; two other nearby vehicles were damaged by heat and smoke.
- No casualties were reported; police were attending while the incident remained ongoing.
There were no casualties.— Statement from a Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson about the vehicle fire at Pack Street car park, Loughborough.
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