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Firefighters tackle engine blaze at Sandbach services on M6

Local News by Deborah Bowyer 5th Oct 2026  
Firefighters used a thermal imagining camera after a car caught fire on the southbound side of Sandbach services at the weekend. (Photo: Nub News)
Firefighters used a thermal imagining camera after a car caught fire on the southbound side of Sandbach services at the weekend. (Photo: Nub News)
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One fire engine from Middlewich went to a car fire at Sandbach services on the M6.

The incident happened at 12.14 pm on Saturday (3 October).

A spokesperson from Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service said: "Firefighters were called to a car fire on the southbound side of Sandbach services.

"They found a fire involving the engine compartment which was already out, so used a hose reel to cool the area down before monitoring with a thermal imaging camera."

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