Car bursts into flames on highway.

While traveling on the highway, the car suddenly burst into flames, causing panic among onlookers. Fortunately, the occupants managed to escape in time, so there were no casualties, but the vehicle was severely damaged.

The fire occurred at approximately 2:20 PM on December 18th, on the Phap Van – Cau Gie expressway in Hanoi.

The car caught fire.

At that time, the car, traveling on the Phap Van - Cau Gie expressway towards Hanoi, suddenly burst into flames, causing panic among the passengers. Fortunately, those inside the car managed to escape, but the vehicle was severely damaged.

Traffic on the Pháp Vân - Cầu Giẽ expressway is experiencing localized congestion.

Immediately after the fire broke out, people reported it to the authorities. Soon after, the authorities arrived at the scene to direct traffic and extinguish the fire. The fire was brought under control after about 30 minutes. However, the car was almost completely destroyed by the flames.

The car was completely burned to a crisp (image source: otofun).

A leader of Team 7 - Department of Road and Rail Traffic Police - Ministry of Public Security said that the 5-seater Hyundai car was traveling from Ha Nam to Hanoi when it suddenly caught fire.

Upon receiving the information, law enforcement quickly arrived to handle the incident. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

Columns of smoke and fire rose very high into the sky.

The cause of the fire is currently being investigated by the authorities.

According to Infonet