A dramatic video shows a lorry engulfed by flames close to a Kent shopping centre tonight.
Fire crews rushed to the scene in Suffolk Road, Dartford, after the vehicle erupted into a fireball.
In a short clip filmed by Naweed Hotak, the lorry is seen in a loading bay behind The Orchards shopping centre and neighbouring Aldi supermarket.
A fire engine pulls up and crews jump out of the vehicle and quickly start tackling the flames with a hose as Mr Hotak looks on and says three times: “It’s getting worse.”
It is not clear whether a transit van close to the lorry was impacted by the blaze, which continued to burn until the video’s conclusion.
Mr Hotak, however, says the crews were able to “extinguish the fire effectively”.
Fire crews arrive at the scene of the lorry fire in Suffolk Road, Dartford, and quickly start tackling the flames. Picture: Naweed HotakMembers of the public rush by the burning lorry. Picture: Naweed HotakFire crews were eventually able to extinguish the flames after Naweed Hotak stopped filming. Picture: Naweed Hotak
He added that the cause of the blaze was “unclear”.
Kent Fire and Rescue Service has been contacted for more details.