Fire engine catches light while responding to incident in Dorset

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire & Rescue say no one's been hurt

Author: Bev RimmerPublished 25th Jun 2026

An investigation is taking place in Dorset to determine how a fire engine caught light.

The vehicle was being driven to an incident on Wednesday 24 June when the cab was destroyed by flames on the A350 at Charlton Marshall.

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service says no one was injured.

The road was closed for a while to allow the fire engine to be recovered.