Man escapes car before it explodes into flamesHayden Smith Fire in New Plymouth car parkA driver who noticed smoke pouring from his car managed to park it up and escape before it erupted into flames. Hayden Smith New Plymouth fire service was called to a car fire in a restaurant carpark. "In the couple of minutes it took for us to arrive it had become well-involved," Julian said. ANDY JACKSON/STUFF The fire service was called to the car fire about 9.25am on Friday. He described the fire as an "onlookers paradise" as the fiery blaze pulled in a crowd of hundreds, including the owner.

Source: Stuff March 08, 2018 21:57 UTC