FLAMES spouted from the bonnet of a car during the morning commute. 

Firefighters were called to tackle the fire which had broken out from a black Renault Scenic people carrier. 

Emergency services were called to Burlington Road in Swanage at 9am on November 21, with the car seemingly abandoned in the middle of the road at a junction. 

Razvan Roman, a worker in the Grand Hotel, Burlington Road, captured the footage of stranded vehicle on fire. 

 

He said: “We arrived shortly after the fire had started and a few minutes later the fire brigade arrived, very quickly. 

“I couldn’t see if there was anybody inside the car or not, and I wasn’t sure if I should’ve got the fire extinguisher because you never know if the car would explode. 

“We didn’t stand very close to the fire, maybe 20 metres away, because you don’t know if it will explode or how big the radius of the fire will get.” 

A spokeswoman for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were called to Burlington Road, Swanage at 9.01am this morning for a car well alight.  

“One crew from Swanage attended, with one breathing apparatus wearer and two hose reel jets used to extinguish the fire. Our stop was at 9.28am but we’re still dealing with scene safety.”