A VAN burst into flames in the car park of a superstore.

The blaze destroyed the vehicle, which was parked outside B&Q in Charles Watts Way in Hedge End, following a call at 1.10pm on Saturday.

A crew from Hightown station attended, and they used breathing apparatus and water jet to extinguish the flames.

A Hampshire Fire and Rescue spokesperson confirmed that no-one was in the vehicle at the time of the incident and no one was hurt.

They added the B&Q store remained open during the incident and did not need to be evacuated.