Passers-by 'stopped car fire from getting worse'

Dramatic pictures captured the moment passers-by stopped to help after a car caught fire outside Portfield retail park in Chichester.
Photo by Jennifer Rowbotham/ www.jlrphotography.co.ukPhoto by Jennifer Rowbotham/ www.jlrphotography.co.uk
Photo by Jennifer Rowbotham/ www.jlrphotography.co.uk

Witness Jennifer Rowbotham said a breakdown driver and a Rolls-Royce staff member were quick to douse the burning car with fire extinguishers on Friday afternoon.

She said: "Flames were visible under the bonnet and the bumper melted onto the road.

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"Luckily a Rolls-Royce employee and a passing AA patrol man stopped and lent a hand with some fire extinguishers, otherwise it could have got a lot worse very quickly.

"The fire service were called, who arrived quickly and managed to completely eradicate the fire."

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