TRAFFIC was stopped on the A303 westbound, and all lanes were closed between Yeovil and Crewkerne due to a large vehicle fire which cause significant damage.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service received calls at around 5.50pm about a vehicle blaze on the A303 near Stoke-sub-Hamdon.
Crews from Martock Fire Station were sent to the scene and once at the scene fire crews confirmed a Peugeot 508 was “well alight” on the road.
Avon and Somerset Police were also called to help the fire crews and both lanes remained closed for the duration of the incident.
The lanes reopened in phases with traffic released initially in one lane at 7.46pm and then all lanes reopened at 8.45pm according to National Highways South West.
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Traffic is stopped on the #A303 in #Somerset westbound between the #A3088 (#Yeovil) and the #A356 (#Crewkerne) due to a vehicle fire.
Fire services, along with recovery are in attendance.
More information to follow, thank you for your patience. pic.twitter.com/IoJd5mPCJ6— National Highways: South-West (@HighwaysSWEST) October 13, 2025
A spokesperson for National Highways said at the time of the incident on Twitter: "Traffic is stopped on the A303 in Somerset westbound between the A3088 Yeovil and the A356 Crewkerne due to a vehicle fire.
"Fire services, along with recovery are in attendance. "
Devon and Somerset Fire Service said the car was '100 per cent' destroyed by the fire after being extinguished and the cause was accidental.
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