DRAMATIC PICTURE: Ice cream van goes up in flames on Derbyshire street

An ice cream van has gone up in flames on an Ilkeston road.
Picture by Stuart Pyne.Picture by Stuart Pyne.
Picture by Stuart Pyne.

Firefighters were called to the blaze on Bath Street at about 9.50am on Thursday.

A Derbyshire fire service spokesman said: “Upon arrival we found an ice cream van which was well alight. We then extinguished the fire.”

There were no reports of any injuries.

It is not clear how the fire started.

Police also attended the scene to manage traffic.