TWENTY properties had to be evacuated after a Land-Rover caught fire on Skipton High Street on Sunday afternoon.
The vehicle was fuelled by both liquid petroleum gas (LPG) and petrol, raising fears of a possible explosion.
The fire - which is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault - destroyed the engine and damaged the passenger compartment of the Land Rover and damaged the exterior of a vehicle parked alongside.
A spokesman for the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Due to the risk of the LPG, two appliances were mobilised from Skipton and 20 properties were evacuated as a precaution."
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