Shock moment £70k luxury car explodes in massive fireball at shopping centre car park metres from terrified customers
In Birmingham, an Alfa Romeo caught fire in a shopping center parking lot.
Smoke and fire poured from the sports car’s damaged windows, forcing the evacuation of the mall.
As the fire grew, there was a huge blast that reverberated around the parking lot at one point in the video.
The fire, which was purportedly started by a malfunctioning engine from a gasoline-powered motor, damaged another vehicle.
The Selfridges Moor Street parking lot was closed for an hour as emergency personnel hurried to the fourth level.
Around 10.30 am, two fire engines from the West Midlands Fire Service arrived on the site.
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Birmingham Live was informed by an eyewitness that “I could see thick grey smoke covering most of the floor the fire was on as I drove up to park.”
“I parked up to see what was on fire and could already see a few people approaching near the scene.”
A representative for the West Midlands Fire Service stated: “On Monday, we arrived at Park Street in Birmingham just before 10.20 a.m.
“A 4×4 brigade response vehicle and two fire engines from Highgate and Canley stations responded; the first arrived three minutes after being mobilized.
“On the fourth level of the Selfridges and Moor Street parking lot, two cars were damaged in a car fire.
It was established that firefighters using breathing apparatus used a hose reel to put out the fire at approximately 10.50 a.m. There are currently fire investigators present.
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A fire service spokesperson stated in an update: “This fire was sparked by a gasoline-powered car’s defective engine.
“No suspicious circumstances or signs of arson.”
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