A PETROL station on the A303 was closed after a lorry caught fire near the forecourt.

Crews from Andover and Whitchurch were called to the petrol station on the eastbound carriageway at 7.48pm on Friday, September 23 near to the Longparish exit. 

A lorry carrying tyres caught alight near the forecourt of the garage.

Firefighters in breathing apparatus used hose reels to stop the blaze before returning to station at 8.47pm.