Holden Rodeo catches alight in driveway of on Stanley St East home in East Brisbane
A group of East Brisbane housemates have saved their home from being destroyed after a car caught fire in their driveway, sending flames up as high as their roof.
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A group of East Brisbane housemates saved their home from being destroyed after a car caught fire in their driveway, sending flames up as high as their roof.
About 6.15pm, emergency crews were called to a Stanley St East home where a Holden Rodeo caught fire in their driveway.
Resident Sam McBride said he and his housemates sprung into action when they noticed the flames.
“A couple of my housemates, they just grabbed the hose and just tried to douse the car and I just yelled ‘get back get back it’s gonna blow it’s gonna blow’,” he told 9 News.
“It blew, and the flames were just as high as the roof here and we thought the whole place was gonna blow up.”
The car caught fire after a 55-year-old man pulled into the driveway.
A witness, Manuel Halicos, said he was sitting on a park bench across the road when he said he saw the ute with “both wheels sparking”.
The 55-year-old man, who owns the car and lives at the residence, suffered some minor burns while trying to put out the blaze.
Police are investigating whether the Holden Rodeo was involved in a nearby incident in nearby Lerna St just minutes earlier.
It was believed a man who was seen being treated by paramedics and speaking to police nearby was the man behind the wheel of the ute on a bizarre drive around the block before it caught alight.
Nearby resident Jackson Millgate said saw a car with its wheel on fire hit a white van parked on the street.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
No charges had been laid.
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