{"id":25937,"date":"2023-08-27T00:53:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T00:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harvestmoonnews.com\/?p=25937"},"modified":"2023-08-27T00:53:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T00:53:05","slug":"benidorm-family-escape-car-as-it-burst-into-flames-i-thought-i-heard-shots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harvestmoonnews.com\/world-news\/benidorm-family-escape-car-as-it-burst-into-flames-i-thought-i-heard-shots\/","title":{"rendered":"Benidorm family escape car as it burst into flames \u2013 I thought I heard shots"},"content":{"rendered":"<li><span>Bookmark<\/span><span><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><\/path><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/media\/K6sIqC07\/poster.jpg\" data-width=\"100%\" onerror=\"this.parentElement.classList.add('video-thumbnail--unavailable');this.style.display='none'\"><\/p>\n<p>Never miss any of the fun stuff. Get the biggest stories and wackiest takes from the Daily Star, including our special WTF Wednesday email<\/p>\n<h2>Thank you for subscribing!<\/h2>\n<p>Never miss any of the fun stuff. Get the biggest stories and wackiest takes from the Daily Star, including our special WTF Wednesday email<\/p>\n<p>We have more newsletters<\/p>\n<p>A family in Benidorm escaped a fiery car by the skin of their teeth as thick black smoke billowed from the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>One onlooker, British DJ Zak Holland, 36, thought they had &quot;heard gun shots&quot; at the time of the vehicular fire on Monday (August 21).<\/p>\n<p>Brit DJ Holland, who had previously spoken to the Daily Star about adapting to the Benidorm sun and the &quot;unbearable&quot; heatwave, says a family were left rushing out of their car after it caught fire. <\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Mosquito bite-ravaged Benidorm DJ forced to cut up clothes in &apos;unbearable&apos; heatwave<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The car fire, which occurred around 7pm on Monday, left a street in the Spanish resort covered in billowing smoke, with DJ Zak saying the place was covered in a cloud of black. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30787315.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/2_Benidorm-family-of-four-escape-raging-inferno-as-car-bursts-into-flames.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the car fire, he said: &quot;I was laid on a sun lounger on my laptop and I thought I\u2019d heard gunshots and I looked round and I just saw thick black smoke.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully the family managed to escape the burning vehicle with their belongings before the flames spread to the interior. <\/p>\n<p>DJ Zak confirmed the family &quot;managed to get out of the car with all of their belongings.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The DJ from Manchester had already been battling the &quot;awful&quot; weather, which has seen temperatures across Europe rise well over 40C. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30787311.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Benidorm-family-of-four-escape-raging-inferno-as-car-bursts-into-flames.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30785784.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_Lucy-Letbys-handwriting-reveals-shes-a-narcissist-expert-says.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Baby killer Lucy Letby&apos;s handwriting reveals she&apos;s a &apos;narcissist&apos;, expert says<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fires in the Alicante region where Benidorm is located are frequent, as members of the Bomberos de la Dipu continually report billowing smokes and sudden fires across the party town. <\/p>\n<p>Just yesterday (Thursday, August 24) a restaurant tucked away in an eleven-storey building in Calpe caught fire, with teams mobilised to quickly put out the fire. <\/p>\n<p>Flames from the extractor pipe had caused &quot;smoke to flow through the top floor of the building&quot; and prompted police to evict diners from their seats. <\/p>\n<p>Another fire in the blistering heat of Benidorm saw a vehicle catch fire, with Benidorm Park Consortium Firefighters putting out the CV-715, which was described as a &quot;heavy urban autonomous bomb.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking <\/i><\/b><b><i>here<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Family<\/li>\n<li>Fire<\/li>\n<li>Heatwave<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/benidorm-family-escape-car-burst-30786501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bookmark Never miss any of the fun stuff. 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