Van fire sparks emergency callout – 3FM

Emergency services were called out to a van fire in Onchan this morning.

Teams were called to the scene shortly after 8am to find the vehicle ablaze near the Archibald Knox pub which resulted in a road closure from the Manx Arms traffic lights up to Avondale Road.

Police say the vehicle has now been removed but a section of pavement remains coned off until it’s swept clear.

Avondale Road has also re-opened.

Source: three.fm