Car on fire causes chaos on A90 near Aberdeenshire town By Ashleigh Barbour November 4 2015, 10:59 am November 4 2015, 10:59 am Share Car on fire causes chaos on A90 near Aberdeenshire town Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/742213/car-fire-causes-chaos-a90-near-aberdeenshire-town/ Copy Link Both lanes of the A90 were closed Both lanes of one of the north-east’s busiest routes were closed this morning after a car went up in flames. The incident happened in a layby heading northbound on the A90 Aberdeen to Dundee road near Laurencekirk. Both north and southbound lanes were closed to traffic while emergency services attended the scene around 10.20am. It is understood no one was injured and that the fire was caused by a “mechanical” fault.