A MOTORBIKE fire caused the closure of a Sainsbury's petrol station as crews extinguished the blaze.

The incident took place outside the front entrance of the superstore's Kidlington branch yesterday morning, with a fire engine called to the scene.

Twitter user Rosalind Self posted a photo on Twitter showing a fire fighter attending to the the burnt out bike, with the vehicle stationed in the background.

The petrol station reopened later in the day but the main shop remained open throughout.