Royal Mail van catches fire while delivering post in Dereham

A Royal Mail van caught fire while doing its rounds in the Dereham area this morning (March 11).

Fire crews at the scene (Image: Submitted)

The Royal Mail van became engulfed in flames (Image: Submitted)

A fire crew from Dereham was called to the scene in Bittering Street, Gressenhall to find the vehicle in an inferno.

A fire crew used hose reel jets to put the fire out (Image: Submitted)

They used hose reel jets to extinguish the fire within half an hour the incident was over.

An eyewitness, who wished to remain anonymous, said the postal worker managed to rescue the mail from the van before it became engulfed by the blaze.

This has been confirmed by a Royal Mail spokeswoman, who said no letters or parcels were damaged.

The aftermath of the van fire (Image: Submitted)

The characteristic red paint of the Royal Mail van was burnt off in the fire, leaving a white carcass of the vehicle behind.

The red paint was burnt off the Royal Mail van in the blaze (Image: Submitted)

A Norfolk Fire Service spokeswoman said no one was hurt in the incident.