Fire crew called to vehicle blaze on Castletown to Wick road
Emergency services were required to attend a vehicle on fire on the B876 Castletown to Wick road at 11.24am earlier today.
The vehicle is understood to have caught fire shortly after the engine cut out just after the Bowermadden junction, near Bower.
Passers by who attended the incident say the lone driver of the vehicle was able to make their way to safety, before a fire crew attended and extinguished the blaze just over an hour later.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 11.24am on Tuesday, 14 October, to reports of a vehicle on fire on B876 near to Hastigrow, Wick.
“Operations Control mobilised one fire appliance to the area and crews extinguished the fire.
“There were no reported casualties and firefighters left at 12.48pm after ensuring the area was made safe.”
The B876 had to be closed until around 4pm between Bower and Lyth following the fire.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers were made aware around 11.50am on Tuesday, 14 October, 2025.
“There are no reports of injuries but the road will remain closed for some time.”