Foreign Luxury Car Suddenly Catches Fire While Driving... Driver Evacuates Safely, Vehicle Completely Burned, Roadside Sign and ATM Scorched

On the 17th, a BMW passenger car running on the road in Dongjeong-dong, Uichang-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam, was engulfed in flames. [Image source=Changwon Fire Department]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] A foreign car that was driving was engulfed in flames of unknown cause and completely burned down.

The Changwon Fire Department announced on the 18th that on the 17th, a fire of unknown cause broke out in a vehicle driving on a road in Changwon City, Gyeongnam, and the vehicle body was completely burned.

According to the fire department, at around 3:03 PM that day, a fire broke out in a BMW driving on a two-lane road in Dongjeong-dong, Uichang-gu, spreading to a nearby convenience store signboard and an ATM.

The driver noticed smoke rising from under the vehicle while driving, stopped the car, and quickly evacuated. There were no casualties, but part of the ATM was damaged. There was no damage to the cash inside.

The fire burned more than 70% of the vehicle and was extinguished by firefighters who arrived at around 3:31 PM that day.

The fire authorities are investigating the exact cause of the fire and the extent of the damage.

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