A11 closed for five hours due to van fire

Will King

2 July 2024 at 3:49 am·1-min read

The A11 was closed for more than five hours due to a van fire <i>(Image: Brandon Fire Station)</i> — The A11 was closed for more than five hours due to a van fire *(Image: Brandon Fire Station)*

The A11 in west Suffolk was closed for more than five hours last night due to a fire coming from a van.

Emergency services were called to the A11 near Mildenhall, between junction A1063 and the B1085, near Kennett, to reports of a van which was "well alight" at about 8.40pm on Monday.

The road was closed immediately and fire services from Brandon, Mildenhall and Thetford stations attended the scene.

The van, which was badly damaged, was removed from the road by a recovery team at just before 3am. (Image: Brandon Fire Station)

Crews were then able to put out the fire at about 10.05pm using jet pipes and breathing apparatus.

A National Highways spokesman confirmed the road was reopened just before 3am when recovery finished clearing the scene.

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