Shortly after 1.20pm Sunday 27th December 2015, Tas Fire and Tas Police units attended the Huon Highway Kingston, just south of the Summerleas Road intersection regarding a vehicle fire.

It was determined that a White Ford 350 Utility towing a car trailer carrying another ford vehicle had caught alight, and as a result the Ford 350 utility was engulfed in flame, and completely burnt out, the trailer and vehicle on it were slightly affected by the fire.

The cause of the fire was determined as a mechanical problem causing overheating, which led to the fire starting.

Traffic in both directions was affected for approx 2hrs whilst the scene was cleared.

The trailer and vehicle on it were towed away from the scene, a tow truck removed the burnt out vehicle.

The driver of the vehicle was not injured.