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Car bursts into flames on Shropshire border

A car burst into flames on a roundabout on the Shropshire border today.

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The fire broke out in the red saloon car just after 9am today at the Halton roundabout on the A483 near Chirk.

A fire crew from Chirk was quickly on the scene and dealt with the fire in under an hour.

It is thought to have started with a fault in the engine.

North Wales police diverted motorists from the scene while the blaze was put out.

An Oswestry man, who goes by the Twitter name @aspenmonkey1 captured a shot of the scene as he was passing.

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