Residents were shocked after a car was left burned out near a Cardiff park. Fire crews attended Victoria Park Road East, near Victoria Park in Canton, on Thursday night after reports of a car on fire. Crews battled the fire for around half an hour with residents in the area reporting a "big bang" and seeing flames "15-20 ft high."
Videos from residents on Thursday night showed the Audi A1 engulfed in flames, while pictures from the scene on Friday morning showed the vehicle completely burned out along with damage to nearby hedges and a rubbish bin.
Speaking to WalesOnline residents in the area said they were shocked and that incidents in the area were rare. One resident on Victoria Park Road East who didn't want to be named said: "I looked out the curtains last night and saw the flames leaping up. They were about 15, 20ft high. It was an inferno. I don't know if it was glass or something else, but you could hear loads of popping."
