Driver escapes from burning Uno

Paramedics in Joburg North rushed to the scene of a burning car, an Uno, on Saturday morning outside Norscot Manor in Fourways, Fourways Review reports.

Firefighters work to extinguish a blazing Fiat Uno on William Nicol Drive.

The driver of the vehicle was first advised by a nearby taxi driver that petrol was leaking from under the back of his Fiat Uno. The driver proceeded to pull over to the side of the road as the vehicle caught alight.

ER24 paramedics assessed the driver of the vehicle, who had escaped unscathed. “Fortunately, no one sustained any injuries,” said ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring.

Two lanes were closed for firefighters to extinguish the flames, and the vehicle was declared a write-off.

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Meiring said: “Fire services were able to extinguish the blaze after a short time.” According to the chairperson of Douglasdale Community Police Forum (CPF), Jean Berdou, the incident occurred just before 2pm, and black smoke from the flames could be seen 1km away.

“The driver was very upset, he was in tears because this was his personal car, but he also used it for work,” Berdou said. The driver of the vehicle is a contractor and just managed to get a ladder and some work equipment from the boot in time.

A Fiat Uno caught alight on the corner of WIlliam Nicol and Leslie drives.

Berdou added: “Douglasdale Community Police Forum are very sad over the loss of this person’s vehicle but glad that he was not injured or worse. We are very pleased with the speed of the reaction of our area security, emergency service workers, police and fire units. They were on scene within 10 minutes of the report.”

– Caxton News Service

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