Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to a car fire on Windmill Lane at 7.03am on 24 August.

One fire engine from Audlem attended. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel jet to extinguish the car, which was described as being “well alight”.

At 7:26am, police attended the scene to assist with traffic management and the recovery of the vehicle. Cheshire Police confirmed there were no reports of any injuries, and the cause of the fire is not believed to be suspicious.

A report subsequently logged with Cheshire East Council states that police identified damage to the carriageway outside number 6 and requested that the council attend.

The highways report, reference SR510042915, was recorded at 8.37am. Its status remained “awaiting review” following an update at 2.50pm.