FIVE tonnes of waste paper set alight in the back of a van in Bowdon.
An electrical short circuit ignited the fire, which occurred on Bow Lane, Bowdon, at around 2.30pm yesterday.
Crews from Sale and Altrincham fire stations attended the incident and two firefighter wearing breathing apparatus put out the blaze with a hose reel.
The vehicle was undamaged.
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