Moving car catches fire, driver has lucky escape

BALLARI: A car suddenly caught fire while the driver near Bukkasagar in Hosapete taluk on Monday night when the driver Prakash, a resident of Koppal, was travelling from Hosapete to Koppal. Luckily, he got out of the car before it was engulfed in flames.

As the car was moving, a fire suddenly broke out near the tyre, and before the driver could react, the car was engulfed in flames. Fortunately, Prakash managed to escape without any injuries.

The fire brigade team arrived at the spot and extinguished the fire. A case has been registered at the Kamalapur police station. The car was completely damaged in the fire.