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13

Nov 2023

Last Updated: 13/11/2023
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Car bursts into flames at Harlow Carr

by John Grainger

| 13 Nov, 2023
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A car on fire in the car-park of RHS Harlow Carr. Photo: Kim Jones.

Visitors leaving RHS Harlow Carr in Harrogate on Saturday were shocked to see a car burst into flames in the car-park. 

The car, believed to be an 11-year-old, yellow, three-door Vauxhall Corsa, was seen with smoke coming out from under its bonnet, before the fire took hold.

One visitor, Kim Jones, told the Stray Ferret: 

“We were just coming to the exit at Harlow Carr and suddenly a huge plume of smoke appeared in the car-park. Then one of the cars just went ‘whoosh’ and burst into flames. 
“There was at least one explosion – something in the car exploded – but fortunately it didn’t get to the petrol tank.” 


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Firefighters were called to the scene at 4.43pm and kept bystanders at a distance while they put out the blaze. 

Ms Jones said:

“I thought it was my car at first, but it turned out to be a car a couple of spaces away from mine. It was quite late in the afternoon, so fortunately there weren’t many other cars there at the time.”


The cause of the fire is not yet known, but the Stray Ferret has contacted North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service and RHS Harlow Carr for more information.

Photo of a car on fire in the car-park of RHS Harlow Carr.

Photo: Kim Jones.