Greyfriars in Bedford has now reopened after Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue (BFRS) closed the road to deal with an incident.
Firefighters on scene say a line-painting vehicle used for road layout changes overheated.
A spokesperson for BFRS later confirmed, “Today at 12.03pm crews from Bedford and Kempston were called to a vehicle fire in Allhallows, Bedford.
“Firefighters used a dry powder extinguisher to extinguish the fire, and a thermal imaging camera was used to check for hotspots.”
