
The incident occurred in the afternoon of 4 October on the road leading to Tiraspol from Odessa, near a petrol station. According to the report, a car driven by a 69-year-old man caught fire while driving. The petrol station staff reacted quickly, using powder fire extinguishers, and called the emergency services. However, they were unable to extinguish the fire, which quickly spread.
Firefighters arrived on the scene 4 minutes later and were able to extinguish the flames. As a result of the incident, the engine compartment of the Volkswagen car was completely burnt out and the interior was damaged by the fire. The cause of the fire turned out to be a fuel leak from the system.