Argos delivery truck burst into flames
An Argos delivery vehicle caught fire close to the University of Reading around lunchtime on 28 May. Fire crews from two nearby stations tended to the blaze, which was also attended by a fire investigation officer. At the time of the linked report, the cause of the fire was unknown and details from the scene were handed over to the police.

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An Argos delivery truck went up in flames near the University of Reading this afternoon.

Fire crews from Caversham Road and Wokingham Road stations attended the blaze, the cause of which is not known at around 1.30pm on Saturday, May 28.

Sezer Unver sent in the above video, filmed from Dinamix Hair and Beauty salon of the truck, which is on the corner of Elmhurst Road and Redlands Road.

Firefighter Simon Clark of Caversham Road station said: "We don't know the cause but it's likely to have happened while they were driving."

Firefighters tackled the flames using breathing apparatus and hose reels, it took around an hour to make the lorry safe.

Firefighter Clark said: "A fire investigation officer came too look at a potential cause but he couldn't really tell, he could only rule out a few things."

The scene was then handed over to the police.