Car fire in Honiton caused by catalytic converter

A car fire in Honiton was extinguished by firefighters on Monday (August 29).

The incident happened outside a property in Kings Road at 8.08pm.

Crews confirmed that the fire was caused by an overheated catalytic converter, and put the blaze out with a hose reel jet and used a thermal imaging camera.

Before leaving the scene, crews made the vehicle safe.