Car Fire at Island Green Roundabout

Fire crews have this afternoon tackled a car fire near Island Green.

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called to the fire at the Island Green roundabout at 2:40pm.

A spokesperson for North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said an elderly occupant in the car was assisted away from the vehicle by a passer by.

The fire has since been extinguished.

There are delays around the Island Green area at present – with several motorists getting in touch to say the entrance to the car park is blocked.

There is no indication just yet on what caused the fire.

A spokesman for Welsh Ambulance Service said: “We were called at about 2.45pm by our fire service colleagues to reports of a car on fire at Island Green Shopping Centre in Wrexham.

“A paramedic in a rapid response vehicle is currently at the scene.”

*Picture sent to Wrexham.com by Sian