A 'SEVERE fire' involving a food van and gas cylinders at a popular county festival was tackled by emergency services in the early hours of this morning.
Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service were called at 3.08am to a fire involving a fish and chip van at the Upton Blues Festival.
The fire was in a field off of Tunnel Hill and saw three crews attend to extinguish it.
03:28 Incident @HWFireUpton @HWFireWorcs @HWFireLedbury have extinguished a severe fire involving a fish&chip van and gas cylinders #UptonBluesFestival - thankfully no persons injured
— HWFireControl (@HWFireControl) July 22, 2023
A spokesperson for Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said: "We were called at 3.28am to reports of a severe fire involving a fish and chip van and gas cylinders at the Upton Blues Festival.
"Three crews from Upton, Worcester and Ledbury all attended, alongside West Mercia Police, to a field, with best access from Tunnel Hill.
"There were no injuries and we left the scene at 6.46am. The cause of the fire is not currently known."
We have contacted West Mercia Police and Upton Blues Festival organisers for more information.
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