THE brake caliper on a fuel tanker’s wheel caught fire earlier today, Monday.

Fire Control reports it received a call a driver reporting that the wheel of the fuel tanker he was driving had caught fire.

The fuel tanker had an empty load.

A spokesperson said: ‘Crews from Middlemoor, Exmouth and Danes Castel were mobilised to this incident.

‘Crews confirmed that the fire was in a nearside front brake caliper and the driver had managed to extinguish this prior to the crews’ arrival.

‘Crews made sure the vehicle was safe and undertook cooling actions.

‘The cause of this was said to be accidental.’