Sunbury car fire became 'substantial' because fire station 500 yards away was closed, firefighters claim

Firefighters from Walton had to travel 4.5 miles to tackle the fire, despite there being a fire station less than half a mile away from the blaze

from Surrey Live - Surrey News https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/sunbury-car-fire-became-substantial-16543475