FIREFIGHTERS were called to a street in Greenock after a van caught fire.

A crew from Greenock arrived on Mearns Street near to junction with Roxburgh Street at around 9pm on Friday night.

They used a hose-reel jet to put out a fire in a white van.

Police were also called to the scene and closed the road for around half an hour.

A spokesman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "We did attend a van on fire on Mearns Street at the corner of Roxburgh Street.

"A crew from Greenock attended.

"They extinguished a private van with a hose reel jet."