16 August 2018

Night sky fills with smoke after car catches on fire in Hall

| Lachlan Roberts
Join the conversation
6

Clouds of smoke billowed into the night sky after a car caught on fire in Hall last night.

At 12:46 am, ACT Fire and Rescue received a 000-call about a car on fire at the intersection of the Barton Highway and Victoria Street, Hall.

One fire pumper attended the scene and put out the fire that had spread to nearby grass. Police are currently investigating the circumstances of the incident but would not comment further at this time.

No injuries were reported and ambulance services did not attend the scene.

Anyone who has any information regarding the fire, or who has dash cam footage, is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, quoting reference 6298224.

If you have information or footage of an incident near you, email news@breaking247.com.au or send us a Facebook message.

Join the conversation

6
All Comments
  • All Comments
  • Website Comments
LatestOldest
Capital Retro9:21 am 17 Aug 18

This link usually reports “car fires”: http://esa.act.gov.au/community-information/incidents-map/

Yes Retro, you’re correct. There have been Car-B-Qs in Oaks Estate and surrounds every couple of weeks for many months now. The 2017 crime stats show a jump in arson and car thefts, but *strangely* the ACT Policing crime stats webpage seems to have an *error* for the 2018 results. Take a look.

Even weirder is that when cars get torched now, the wrecks disappear by dawn or mid-morning. Almost as if the gubmint are working harder (for once) to hide what’s ramping up, hoping nobody notices…

Capital Retro1:50 pm 16 Aug 18

Lot’s of cars “catching fire” around Canberra lately. Only a few are reported to the media.

Daily Digest

Want the best Canberra news delivered daily? Every day we package the most popular Riotact stories and send them straight to your inbox. Sign-up now for trusted local news that will never be behind a paywall.

By submitting your email address you are agreeing to Region Group's terms and conditions and privacy policy.