As if moving house wasn't stressful enough: Family's possessions go up in flames as removal lorry catches fire on way to new home Removal lorry goes up in flames while family were in the process of moving from Glasgow to Weymouth, Dorset The lorry had travelled 460 miles without any problems but started to fill with smoke 30 miles short of its destination Driver Alan Cameron stopped the lorry when he spotted smoke had entered the cab and flames were licking his feet An unfortunate family's possessions went up in flames after their removal van caught fire while they were in the process of moving home. The family, who have not been identified, were moving from Glasgow to their new home in Weymouth, Dorset, when smoke started to fill the cab of the Britannia Caledonian removals lorry. Driver Alan Cameron, 40, stopped the vehicle when he spotted the acrid smoke had entered the cab and flames were licking at his feet. On fire: A family's possessions were destroyed when a 40ft removal lorry burst into flames on the way to their new home As Mr Cameron and colleague Derek Pickles, 31, leapt to safety the entire lorry caught fire and became engulfed in 30ft tall flames. Firefighters put out the fire and managed to salvage around 30 per cent of the possessions. An ambulance crew treated the two removalmen for smoke inhalation at the scene. The Britannia Caledonian lorry had travelled 460 miles without any problems but began filling with smoke on the A31 at Corfe Mullen, Dorset. Station manager Julian Lockwood, from Dorset Fire and Rescue Service, said: 'The two drivers saw flames were licking at their feet so they pulled over as quickly as possible. The fire crew from Wimborne attended in five minutes and in that time a 30ft flame had reached up to the street light and the flames were engulfing the whole cab. Escape: Smoke started to fill the cab of the Britannia Caledonian removals lorry, but driver Alan Cameron managed to pull the vehicle over before it was engulfed in 30ft flames Fire damage: The cab of the removal lorry was left destroyed following the fire on the A31 near Wimborne, Dorset Moving home: Firefighters remove the family's possessions from the fire damaged lorry. Crews managed to salvage around 30 per cent of the possessions 'It's terribly sad because a family's worldly belongings have been lost in that van.' Mr Cameron said he felt lucky to be alive following the incident at 10.15am yesterday. He said: 'It was about a minute between seeing the smoke, to us stopping and then the whole thing going up in flames. It is terrifying because if we had driven another 100m we would have been right next to a petrol station. I don't even want to think about what could have happened. Mr Pickles said: 'It was all just such a shock because it all happened so quickly. We are lucky to have escaped with our lives. Police said the lorry was containing hazardous canisters but the cause of fire has been deemed an accidental electrical fault. Fire: The lorry had travelled 460 miles without any problems but began filling with smoke on the A31 at Corfe Mullen, Dorset Inspection: Fire crews inspect the contents of the lorry after it caught fire while transferring a family's possessions as they moved home Scene: Station manager Julian Lockwood pictured in front of the lorry which caught fire on the A31 near Wimborne, Dorset