A LARGE vehicle caught fire after its breaks overheated in Birchwood.

Fire crews were called to the scene of the fire on Birchwood Way this afternoon, Friday.

They attended the fire at around 1.09pm and found a large goods vehicle had set on fire after its breaks overheated.

 

Firefighters used a hose reel jet to dampen down the affected area and monitored it with a thermal imaging camera.