Picture shows vehicle engulfed in flames before spreading to cars

A car caught fire in Newmarket <i>(Image: Katarzyna Turek)</i>
A car caught fire in Newmarket (Image: Katarzyna Turek)

A fire that broke out in a car spread to two more vehicles in a west Suffolk town.

Firefighters were called to the blaze in Newmarket at about 9.10pm on Sunday.

A spokesman for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said that the blaze started in a car before spreading to two further cars.

The car fire in Newmarket (Image: Katarzyna Turek)

The cause of the fire is not yet known, but officers from Suffolk police were also called to the scene.

A picture posted on social media showed flames soaring from the car before firefighters arrived.