FIRE crews from Taunton were called to a vehicle fire on the hard shoulder of the M5 motorway between junctions 25 and 26 southbound at around 6.30pm.
The crews extinguished the fire in the engine compartment of the car using a hose reel jet.
The vehicle was slightly damaged by the fire.
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