Incidents

At 7.19pm on Monday (23), crews from Ampthill and Kempston attended a grass fire on the A507 Ampthill Bypass, between the A5120 and Clophill (A6).

At 6.27pm on Monday (23), a crew from Luton attended a small fire in a wooded area at Stockwood Park, Farley Hill, Luton.

At 4.57pm on Monday (23), a crew from Luton attended a skip fire in a hotel car park at Butterfield, Great Marlings, Luton.

At 3.35pm on Monday (23), a crew from Kempston attended a fire in the electrical trunking of a bay door within a refrigeration unit at a distribution centre on Marsh Leys Farm, Woburn Road, Kempston.

At 2.44pm on Monday (23), crews from Kempston attended a vehicle fire on the A507 Ampthill Bypass, between the A5120 and Clophill (A6).

The incident involved a collision between one car and one van, with the van—containing tyres—100% damaged by fire. The fire also spread to approximately half a hectare of nearby scrubland.

Firefighters wearing breathing used four hose reels, beaters, and a thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire. 

The cause of the fire was accidental.

At 2.16pm on Monday (23), crews from Luton and Woburn were called to a grass fire in a field near Marsh Road, Luton.

At 11.50am on Monday (23), a crew from Sandy was called to a fire in a field on the A1 northbound, between the A1(M) Baldock (Herts) and Biggleswade South Roundabout.

At 11.38am on Monday (23), a crew from Luton was called to a fire in the rear garden of a property on Frederick Street, Luton.

At 10.03am on Monday (23), crews from Bedford, Kempston, and Sandy were called to a road traffic collision on the A1 northbound, between Sandy Roundabout and Black Cat Roundabout.

At 9.13am on Monday (23), a crew from Sandy was called to The Rookery, Sandy, to assist with an animal rescue.

At 9.12am on Monday (23), a crew from Luton was called to multiple small fires in disused wasteland off Queens Close, Luton.

Road traffic collision - Luton

At 8.08am on Monday (23) crews from Luton and Stopsley were called to a road traffic collision in Russell Street, Luton involving two cars.