Firefighters had to use a hose to put out a car fire after its owner set it alight with welding equipment.

A crew from Garston were called to East Drive in north Watford at 2.13pm to a report of a car on fire in a garage.

Location of the incident

The owner had been welding the car and smoke was coming from it. Firefighters used a thermal imaging camera to find the fire before extinguishing it.