A motorbike went up in flames as a terrifying inferno engulfed a petrol station in Washington.
Crews from Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene at the Esso petrol station on Heworth Road in Washington following a call at 3.26pm on Tuesday.
There were reports that a motorbike had caught fire with the huge blaze clearly visible to drivers and pedestrians in the Concord area with dark smoke billowing into the sky.