15-foot flames seen after car bursts into inferno in Bournemouth
- A car ignited at Gatwick Airport's North Terminal car park this Sunday afternoon.
- A dark Volkswagen pulled up to the Car Park 6 exit and began emitting smoke.
- The vehicle soon erupted into a full blaze, including explosions and bursting tires.
- One witness described the event as traumatic, with sounds like explosions and people screaming.
- Firefighters extinguished the fire around 14:00; the North Terminal reopened, and no injuries occurred.
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Car erupts in flames at Gatwick Airport as access to terminal temporarily suspended
A car erupted into a blaze of flames at Gatwick Airport, causing chaos after access to the North Terminal was temporarily suspended.The vehicle, a dark coloured Volkswagen, began smoking at around 1.30pm yesterday afternoon, before catching alight.West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service (WSFRS) sent two fire engines to the blaze, which had spread to the car park barriers. A driver of a nearby AA jumped out of his vehicle with a fire extinguisher to …
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