A man has been treated for smoke inhalation following a blaze at a scrapyard.

Emergency services were called to reports of a fire at a scrapyard on Cocklebury Road in Chippenham at around 10:42am.

Two fire engines from Chippenham and Corsham attended the incident and the fire was extinguished by two firefighters equipped with breathing apparatus and hose reel jets.

The male, in his 20s, was treated by paramedics at the scene for smoke inhalation, but he was not transported to hospital for further treatment.

DW Fire and Rescue left the scene at 11:48am and Wiltshire Police have confirmed the fire was accidental.

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A Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson said: “We were called at 10:42am today following reports of a fire at a scrapyard on Cocklebury Road, Chippenham. 

“Two fire engines were mobilised (Chippenham and Corsham) and on arrival found multiple vehicles alight which were extinguished by two breathing apparatus wearers using two hose reel jets.

“One male in his twenties was treated by crews for smoke inhalation and left in the care of the ambulance service. Our stop was in at 11:48am.”

A Wiltshire Police spokesperson said: "We responded to a fire in a car park on Cocklebury Road, Chippenham, at 11.15am this morning (11/11).

"The cause of the fire was recorded as accidental and there were no reported injuries." 

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said: “We were called at 10:52hrs on Monday 11 November to an incident in Chippenham and we sent a double-crewed land ambulance to the scene.”