Car suddenly caught fire while parked on the side of the road
While parked on the side of the road, a 4-seater car suddenly caught fire from the engine compartment and quickly spread to the entire front of the vehicle.
At noon on June 22, residents of Hamlet 1, Quynh Thanh Commune, Quynh Luu District discovered a 4-seat Hyundai i10 car with license plate 37A-XXX.96 suddenly burst into flames while parked on the side of the road.
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The fire was determined to have broken out in the engine compartment at the front of the vehicle, then quickly spread to the entire front of the vehicle.
As soon as the fire was discovered, people shouted and coordinated to put it out. However, because the fire was so large, it took about 15 minutes to completely control it. The fire completely burned the front of the car, fortunately there were no human casualties.
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According to initial information, the car owner is a resident of Hamlet 4, Quynh Xuan Ward, who came to Quynh Thanh Commune to attend a wedding. At the time of the incident, there was no one in the car.
Authorities were present at the scene to investigate the cause. Initial assessment is that the fire may have been caused by an electrical short circuit in the engine compartment.
