WATCH: Van Catches Fire in the Middle of Birgu

Footage just emerged of a van bursting into flames earlier today in the middle of a street in Birgu. The video was posted on Instagram by SideStreet.

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🚨EXCLUSIVE : Van catches fire in the middle of a Birgu street 😱😱 “I heard a pop sound from outside and when I looked out the van was smoking and eventually caught fire pretty quickly! “ – Anonymous sender. SideStreet is told that nobody was hurt in this accident and that the van driver was able to exit the vehicle unscathed

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“I heard a pop sound from outside and when I looked out the van was smoking and eventually caught fire pretty quickly,“ one anonymous witness shares.

It seems like the van caught fire whilst the driver was in it, but CPD intervened quickly. No injuries have been reported so far.