A man has told how he heard a “house-shaking explosion” when a combine harvester caught fire on a busy Angus road.
Firefighters and police were called to the incident on the A92 near Inverkeilor shortly after noon on Tuesday.
It remained shut overnight into Wednesday morning.
There have been no reports of any injuries.
Posting on Twitter, Barry O’Neill – who lives nearby – said: “Massive house-shaking explosion on A92, half-a-mile north of Inverkeilor.
“Fire crews now on the scene. Looks truly awful.”
Resident tells of ‘massive explosion’ on A92
Barry told The Courier: “I was in my log cabin office in my back garden – we’re probably the closest property to the incident – and heard and felt what was clearly a massive explosion.
“I went out to make sure the house wasn’t the cause and saw the big plume of black smoke coming from the direction of the road.
“I went to the church graveyard to see if I could see the cause and saw a huge fire emanating from the road.
“It was impossible to make out what the source of the fire was but I only hope no one was in the vehicle when the explosion happened.”
A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We received a report of a vehicle fire on the A92 near Inverkeilor at 12.10pm.
“We have three appliances in attendance at the moment.
“Two were sent from Arbroath and one from Montrose.”
Police confirmed the road had been closed while the incident was dealt with and for traffic management.
Some bus services in the area were also disrupted due to the fire.
