A CAR found on fire in Blacon in the early hours of this morning is believed to have been stolen.

Crews were called to the blaze on Meynell Place in Blacon at about 4am this morning (Wednesday) and managed to salvage the body of the car, but the engine was destroyed.

Watch manager Chris Rodaway said he believed the Peugeot had been stolen from Wolverhampton and driven to Chester.

Nobody was injured in the blaze.