Isle of Wight fire crews called to two blazes in East Cowes

They happened just minutes apart, in East Cowes, prompting calls to emergency crews.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Serivce was initially called to Victoria Grove, at its junction with Adelaide Grove.

At about 11.45pm, they found a van on fire (scroll down for pictures).

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Above: A motorhome destroyed in Kent Avenue. Below. Remains of a van fire in Victoria Grove.

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The van's engine and cab were destroyed.

Firefighters from East Cowes were on the scene until around 2am.

The van has since been removed, although a safety cordon remains.

Around twenty minutes after they were called to the incident in Victoria Grove, a second fire broke out, in the small residential close of Kent Avenue.

The road is around a five minute walk from the first fire scene.

A large motorhome fire was tackled by crews from Newport.

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At around midnight, the motorhome was destroyed and the flames also spread to a small Hyundai car and a fence.

Two firefighters from Newport wore breathing apparatus and uses hoses to put out the fire and they spent around an hour at the incident.

Police officers from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary were called to both scenes.