At 9:57am on Sunday, September 15, Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue received reports of a lorry fire near the A33 juction with the M4 in Reading.
Crews from Whitley Wood and Caversham Road fire stations were sent to the scene.
A spokesperson for the service said: “Upon arrival, crews discovered smoke coming from the cooling system of a van.
“Firefighters cooled the van down and made it safe.
“Crews were at the scene for approximately 34 minutes.”
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