Emergency services attend car on fire near Forfar

The A90 southbound carriageway was briefly closed following the fire.

By Ben MacDonald

April 5 2023, 2:00pm

Emergency services were called to the scene after the car went on fire. Image: Jordan Stewart

Emergency services have been called to the A90 near Forfar due to a vehicle being on fire.

Police were called to the B9127 at Inverarity at around 12.45pm on Wednesday afternoon.

Services have started to leave the scene following the fire, which took place beside the Muiryfaulds junction.

The southbound carriageway of the A90 was briefly closed following the blaze but both lanes were reopen shortly after 3pm.

Road users have been advised to approach the area with caution following the fire. Image: Jordan Stewart

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 12.42pm to reports of a vehicle fire on the A90 southbound, near Forfar.

“Operations Control mobilised two fire appliances to the scene, where firefighters extinguished the fire and worked to make the area safe before leaving the scene.

“There were no casualties.”

UPDATE ❗ ⌚ 14:00#A90 Gallowfauld

Lane 1 (of 2) of the Southbound carriageway is currently restricted due to a broken down vehicle#TakeCare on the approach@NETrunkRoads pic.twitter.com/JgMUiAI7ky

— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) April 5, 2023

A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “We were made aware of a vehicle on the A90 southbound near the junction with B9127 for Inverarity at around 12.45pm.

“Emergency services are currently at the scene.”

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