Posted: Sat 21st Jun 2014

Car Fire At The Back Of Matalan

Wrexham.com for people living in or visiting the Wrexham area
This article is old - Published: Saturday, Jun 21st, 2014

Emergency services were called to a car fire in the town centre earlier this afternoon.

At around 3pm this afternoon fire crews were called to a car fire at the rear of Matalan / St Giles car park.

The incident took place during today’s fire fighter strike.

@digger_evs tweeted Wrexham.com both this image and the one shown above.

@digger_evs tweeted Wrexham.com both this image and the one shown above.

A small crowd gathered to watch the car fire being extinguished, however it is not known how the fire started. ‘Ginger Cat’ sent us the below photo via Twitter.

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Black smoke could be seen across the town, with one person sending us the below photo of the view from Eagles Meadow.

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The car appeared to have have 100% damage, and as yet there has been no indication to the cause of the blaze.



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