A SECTION of the A64 on the edge of York was temporarily closed this evening after a car burst into flames.
The dual-fuel Volvo estate, which was partly powered by liquid petroleum gas, caught fire on the stretch of the route near Fulford Interchange at about 6.55pm.
The fire destroyed the car's engine and caused severe damage to the rest of the vehicle, but has now been brought under control. Nobody is understood to have been injured and the car is being removed from the scene, with the road being reopened.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault in the car's engine.
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