WATCH : Dramatic eyewitness video of tractor fire in Laois

There were dramatic scenes in Laois on Wednesday morning, July 29, when a tractor burst into flames in Timahoe on the Swan Road.

An eyewitness on the scene caught video footage of the blaze on the outskirts of the village at around 8 am.

The vehicle was completely gutted but it is understood nobody was injured.

The Laois Fire and Rescue Service was on the scene quickly and extinguished the flames quickly. However, traffic was disrupted as a stop-and-go system is in place on the R426 Well Road leading into Timahoe as fire crew tackled to the fire and cleared the vehicle and its trailer from the road.