A green-coloured luxury BMW car caught fire in the middle of a road in Chennai, forcing the driver to jump out. Videos of the burning car, engulfed in smoke, have been circulating on social media.
According to a report in Asianet News, the driver, identified as 22-year-old Parthasarthy, jumped out in time and escaped unhurt. The report stated that the incident took place in Chrompet in the Tamil Nadu capital when Parthasarthy was on his way to Tindivanam from Thiruvallikeni.
This is scary. #BMW car caught fire at Chrompet, Chennai. #ChennaiRains pic.twitter.com/Ob1MgKH5ZA— The Dreamer (@Asif_admire) July 25, 2023
The publication stated that the driver stopped the car, a 3 Series GT, after noticing the smoke and quickly jumped out of the four-wheeler. There was reportedly heavy traffic on the road due to the fire.
Commuters were left stranded for nearly 30 minutes as the traffic on the arterial road came to a standstill. The traffic police, however, swung into action and soon the route was cleared.