By Low Wei Xiang
AN INFERNO caught the attention of those near the junction of Stamford Road and Victoria Street yesterday.
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A yellow Ferrari F430 Spider convertible, worth an estimated $900,000 burst into flames around noon, according to witnesses.
A Stomp contributor, who goes by the name of Peter, was surprised to see a thick plume of black smoke outside the window of his third-floor office at Stamford Court yesterday.
The 30-year-old, who works in the manufacturing industry, told my paper: 'The smoke was higher than my office building.'
One of Peter's colleagues, who declined to be identified, took photos of the scene and posted them online.
According to the colleague, an acquaintance owned the car.
The colleague said the vehicle's driver 'knew the car was going to explode' but did not have time to 'park behind the building'.
The driver evacuated the vehicle and fled the scene, said the colleague.
When contacted, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it received a call from a member of the public at 11.56am.
A fire engine reached the scene by 12.05pm and the fire was put out within 10 minutes.
Witnesses whom the police spoke to could not identify the missing driver.
An SCDF spokesman said nobody was injured, and the cause of the fire was under investigation.
He added that the SCDF has seen an average of six cars catching fire each month in the past six months.
weixiang@sph.com.sg
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