A BIN lorry caught fire in Chester yesterday.

Two fire crews, from the city and Powey lane, attended the scene on Mill Lane in Upton at around 9.10am on Monday (August 12).

A spokesman for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "On arrival crews discovered that the fire involved the waggon's engine compartment.

"Firefighters extinguished the fire with a hose reel jet and were in attendance for less than half an hour."