The cause of a lorry fire on Friday afternoon (December 8) has been confirmed. 

A crew from Cambridge along with the South Roaming Fire Engine was called to a lorry fire on Histon Road in Cottenham at 2:38pm. 

A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Wearing breathing apparatus firefighters used hose reels to extinguish a skip lorry fire before returning to their stations by 4.30pm. 

“The cause of the fire was accidental.”