A driver had a lucky escape after their car burst into flames outside the Four Courts in Dublin city centre yesterday morning.
The car caught fire along Inn's Quay at around 9:30am before emergency services rushed to the scene on Monday, Dublin Live reports.
Gardai and Dublin Fire Brigade closed off the busy road and brought the blaze under control.
A spokeswoman for Dublin Fire Brigade told Dublin Live: "At approximately 0930 this morning the Eastern Regional Control Centre received 999/112 call reporting a car on fire outside the Four Courts on Inns Quay.
"Fire appliances from Phibsborough Fire Station responded to the scene.
"Firefighters in Breathing Apparatus extinguished the fire using a high-pressure hose reel. There were no injuries on scene and the road was closed for a period to allow Firefighters to work safely.
"The scene was handed over to An Garda Síochána to arrange for the vehicle’s removal."
Video footage taken at the scene shows thick smoke rising from the car's engine as firefighters worked to extinguish the flames.
A witness said there were two people in the car but they managed to get to safety.
He said: "Nobody was hurt. There were two people in the car and they got out. No ambulance was on scene."
A garda spokeswoman said enquires into the cause of the blaze are ongoing.
She said: "Gardai attended the scene of an incident on Inns Quay, Dublin 7 this morning, Monday 7 December 2020 at approximately 9.30am.
"A car was on fire. Garda Roads Policing Units closed a section of the quays to all traffic.
"Fire services also attended the scene to tend to the fire. No injuries were reported. Enquiries are ongoing."
