The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Family flee as car bursts into flames
A whichfather and his two children have had a lucky escape after the car in they were travelling in burst into flames on a busy high street.
The incident happened at around 12.30pm yesterday on the B981 Hope Street in Inverkeithing.
The occupants of the Mazda managed to get out of the vehicle uninjured after it suddenly caught fire adjacent to Inverkeithing Civic Centre.
Responding to images of the fire posted on social media, mum Stacey Whiteman, said: “Everyone is out OK, my kids were in the car and are out safe.”
She added: “The car just started belting out smoke and went up within seconds.
“It was my kids and their dad in the car.
“I’ve never been so panicked in my life.
“Cars can be replaced, people can’t.”
One eyewitness said smoke appeared from underneath the vehicle and the car very soon burst into flames.
“The car caught fire very quickly and must have been frightening for those involved,” said the witness.
“I saw a man who must have been the driver dive out of the car and immediately grab two youngsters from the back.”
It’s thought an electrical fault on the vehicle may have been the cause of the blaze.
Fife crews were alerted and arrived to extinguish the blaze.
A spokesperson for Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, said: “We received a call at 12.36pm yesterday, reporting a car alight in Hope Street in
Inverkeithing. One fire appliance was despatched from Dunfermline Fire Station and on arrival the vehicle was found to be well alight.
“Fire crews using a hose, shield and breathing apparatus worked to extinguish the fire and left the scene at 1.15pm after making the area safe.”