Panic prevailed at Birla Mandir road after a moving car caught fire on the road, the fire soon engulfed the whole car and damaged it badly; driver managed to exit the car without any injuries in the incident which took place in the afternoon on Tuesday.
After the car caught fire locals and commuters gathered and a traffic jam on both sides was caused. The fire could be extinguished after the fire brigade reached the spot. However, by then the car was completely damaged in the fire.
The incident happened at around 1 pm on Tuesday. A car was going from Roshanpura towards Vidhansabha. As soon as she reached near Birla Mandir, suddenly smoke started coming out. Before the driver could understand anything, the fire started in the lower part. On this the driver stopped the car and got out and saved his life. The fire may have started due to a short circuit in the wiring. The car was petrol run.
The cause of the fire in the car is said to be a short circuit in the wiring. The car was completely burnt in no time.
The locals claimed that a good amount of petrol was filled in the car. In such a situation, people were afraid that there might be an explosion. So they were not going close to the car to pacify the fire. Later fire brigade arrived at the spot and controlled the fire. There were houses at a short distance away from the place where the fire broke in the car.
During the fire in the car, there was a traffic jam on both sides of the road. There was a jam for about half an hour. The jam opened after the fire was brought under control.