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Plumes of smoke were seen in Cambridge on Friday (July 17) after a food truck caught fire. Fire crews were called to Cambridge Square at around 3.37pm to reports of a fire.

At the scene, fire crews found a food van completely alight at Cambridge North railway station. They remained at the scene as of 5pm damping down the area and making it safe.

There were no reports of any injuries as of 5pm. A spokesperson from Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service said: "At 3.37pm on Friday July 17 a crew from Cambridge and the south roaming fire engine were called to a fire on Cambridge Square in East Chesterton ward, Cambridge.

"Firefighters arrived to find a food van well alight. Wearing breathing apparatus they extinguished the fire using hose reels. They remain at the scene damping down the area and making sure it is safe."