Car left parked in the sun for half a day spontaneously bursts into flames

A car left in blistering heat has burst into flames in front of shocked onlookers.

The whole car went up in a huge blaze after being left in the sun for more than 12 hours in Thailand.

The owner first saw the smoke coming from the bonnet and the vehicle, which is believed to have had coals in the back, was quickly engulfed in flames.

On Wednesday, April 6, police captain Wiwat Namasa, from Nang Rong Police Station in the Buriram Province, who is leading the investigation, received reports a fire in the villagers' cars at Ban Thung Moo 5, Nang Rong Sub-district, Nang Rong District, province.

Emergency services from the district were joined by Siamese rescuers and the Nang Rong Highway Rescue Unit and battled the blaze.

At the scene, the fire was found in a blue Isuzu pickup truck, and had worsened.

A car which was parked in Thailand burst into flames after being left in the sun for half a day (khaosod)

Officers urged people to use water to stop the flames from spreading and It took around 30 minutes for the blaze to calm down and eventually be put out.

An examination of the truck found it was completely destroyed by the fire.

Police questioned Mrs Thongsri Bunnapap, 53, who told them her husband drove the car in the morning to put their burnt charcoal in the field.

The driver loaded five sacks of fertiliser into the back of the car and drove home but was unable to park the car at the house because the it is currently being renovated.

As a result, they were forced to leave the car parked on the side of the road in front of the house since the early hours.

It was alleged the fire started due to a coals being in the back, but the owner has denied this (khaosod)

Witnesses described hearing a whistling sound during the incident, which led to people turning round and seeing smoke coming out of the hood of the car.

Before things got any worse, people called the emergency services and any nearby homes to help extinguish the flames.

However, it was too late and the fire had already completely destroyed the car and couldn't be stopped.

Mrs Bunnapap claims the fire wasn't caused by the coal she had carried in the back of the truck as it had been in there for two days and she saw the blaze start from the hood of the vehicle.

She said: "Personally, I believe that the hot air caused some reactions in the engine room, causing the fire to rise."