Burning car on Quezon Avenue causes heavy traffic
December 20, 2017 | 2:00pm
Motorist Victor Villanueva who took a video of the incident said he passed by the area at around 6:50 p.m. Victor Villanueva/Screengrab
MANILA, Philippines — A burning car on Quezon Avenue northbound caused heavy traffic on Wednesday evening.
The incident occupied three lanes of the thoroughfare causing traffic buildup, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority told Philstar.com.
WATCH: Video from a motorist shows a burning car on Quezon Avenue northbound near the EDSA underpass at 6:50 p.m. today, Dec. 20. The incident occupied three lanes. At 7:36 p.m., MMDA says the fire was already extinguished but the car still occupies one lane of the thoroughfare. pic.twitter.com/MJHdsOLrk5
— Philstar.com (@PhilstarNews) December 20, 2017
Motorist Victor Villanueva who took a video of the incident said he passed by the area at around 6:50 p.m. He said the car on fire was on the northbound side of Quezon Avenue near the EDSA underpass.
At least two traffic enforcers were on site but they seemed to be having difficulty in extinguishing the fire, he added.
At 7:36 p.m., the MMDA said the fire was already out but one lane of the road was still being occupied by it.
The MMDA said further details about the incident were still unavailable, saying that a different agency conducted the investigation.
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