Van bursts into flames on Prestwick street
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A passerby witnessed the flames and smoke after the van caught alight
Emergency services have been called out after a van caught fire on a street in South Ayrshire.
Fire crews were alerted at about 11:25 to reports of a vehicle fire on Shaw Road in Prestwick. Three appliances were sent to tackle the blaze.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said crews extinguished the fire and worked to make the area safe.
A spokesperson said that one casualty was transported to Ayr Hospital by the Scottish Ambulance Service.
Details of their condition were not immediately available.
A photograph captured by a passer-by showed the van engulfed in flames with thick black smoke rising above it.