A VAN caught fire on the forecourt of a petrol station, prompting an urgent response from Honiton s two fire appliances.

A VAN caught fire on the forecourt of a petrol station, prompting an urgent response from Honiton's two fire appliances.

Firefighters were called to Newcott Filling Station, near Yarcombe, in the early hours today (Monday). They found the van "well alight".

The blaze was isolated and did not spread to the filling station, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service reported.