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Taxi catches fire on Esso petrol station forecourt in Hotwells

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The blazing car had to be rolled away from the pump, according to one witness


Image: Twitter - @bluepearlspas

A taxi had to be rolled away from petrol pumps after it caught fire on the forecourt of a services in Hotwells.

Firefighters were called to Hotwells Road just after 10pm on Tuesday (July 31) and found the car well alight when they got there.

A nearby business owner said the blazing vehicle had to be rolled away from the forecourt.

Avon Fire and Rescue Service's spokesperson said: "At 10.20pm, two crews from Temple Fire Station attended an incident involving one car which was well alight at a service station in Hotwells Road in Bristol."

Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a jet to extinguish the fire.

Police closed the road while the fire service dealt with the incident.

The fire service said the cause of the fire is thought to be accidental.

A picture from the scene shows a firefighter tackling the blaze.

Wasn't there a rash of HCs catching fire a few years ago, but seem to recall they were TXs rather than the E7 or similar in the photo.

Bristol city Council are now proposing to change the name of the area from Hotwells to Hotpumps.

You beat me to it, I was going to say ‘hotwheels’!