Car caught fire violently, suspected to be due to being caught in straw while moving

According to witnesses, at around 1 p.m. on May 21, a 4-seat car driven by a man residing in Nghia Dan district, carrying his mother, wife and children, traveled from Yen Thanh through Quynh Tam commune along Provincial Road 538.

When reaching Truong Trang slope (in hamlet 9, Quynh Tam commune), the car caught fire.

The car caught fire fiercely in the midday sun (left photo) and was completely burned. Photo: CTV

Realizing there was a fire, the driver quickly stopped the car and opened the door for his mother (who was sitting in the front passenger seat) to get out. When he opened the back door for his wife and two children, the door got stuck. The three people in the back climbed into the front seat and got out safely.

In a moment, the fire rose high, burning fiercely, engulfing the car in the helpless state of the car owner and the people. The fire spread to the road, catching on to the forest area of ​​Mr. Ho Huy Tuan (residing in Hamlet 9, Quynh Tam Commune) but was quickly stopped by the car owner and the people, preventing a forest fire from happening.

People said that maybe while moving, straw got caught in the axle of the car, causing the fire.