A moving car caught fire at the busy Banani-Kakoli crossing on New Airport Road on Wednesday, disrupting traffic on the stretch for nearly half an hour.
Fortunately, the driver and a passenger of the car escaped unhurt.
The Mirpur-bound car coming from Eskaton caught fire around 10:15am near the police box, said Senior Station Officer Shahiful Islam of Kurmitola Fire Station.
On information, a firefighting unit was rushed to the spot and managed to douse the flames in half an hour.
Firemen suspect that an electrical short-circuit or the overheated engine of the car could have triggered the inferno.
