VIDEO: stolen BMW on fire in Hondzocht

Halle In the Kruiskensheide in Lembeek, a small side street of the Edingensesteenweg in the Meetjesland hamlet Hondzocht, it was Sunday night, a BMW on fire. It was going to be a stolen car that has been there since the beginning of this month was parked. The police has started an investigation.

The inhabitants of the narrow streets were around 00.15 hours, startled by the fierce fire. “Our daughter, her bedroom is on the street side and they heard the noise,” says a neighbor. “Outside, she saw then the burning car. She came to us alarming, and called through the 112-app for the emergency services. I have the fire extinguisher out of my car removed and tried the flames to deal with, but that was impossible. Also other people were in the street and helped with their fire extinguisher, while others have their cars weghaalden. A vehicle stopped because the owner is not found. In anticipation of the arrival of the fire brigade, I took my garden hose and started including that car wet to spray, while I tried to fire what to temper it. Meanwhile, exploded the front tires of the BMW. We feared that by the heat and flames, our homes damaged were hit, but that was fortunately not the case.”