A vehicle fire in an auto repair shop prompts call to 999

Fire crews mobilised to extinguish fire in rear of car outside R J Car and Commercial on Hervey Street (incident ref: 017519)
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Location: Hervey Street, Ipswich, IP4
21 January 2026
Time: 10:24am
Incident type: Vehicle fire
Attending stations: Ipswich East, Ipswich Princes Street

Three fire crews are on scene at a vehicle fire involving a Ford Fiesta.

Firefighters have used one hose reel jet and a thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire, which was concentrated within the rear of the vehicle. 

Initially located within the garage of an auto repair company, by the time crews arrived it had been relocated to outside the building.  

A stop was called at 10:44am, signalling that no further resources were required. 

Update (3.44pm)

This incident was closed at 2.27pm.