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18-year-old Oliver Walker escapes his car as it bursts into flames at a McDonald's drive-thru, causing significant damage to the building. Firefighters quickly responded.
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Dramatic moment lad’s car bursts into flames at McDonald’s drive thru

Charlie Watton
Last updated: August 14, 2024 9:36 am
Charlie Watton Published August 14, 2024
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The car in flames. (Picture: Jam Press)
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A young lad was forced to flee his car when it burst into flames at a McDonald’s drive thru.

Oliver Walker, 18, quickly evacuated the vehicle when fire started spitting from its engine.

And as the whole Volkswagen polo set ablaze, the fast food chain’s building was seriously damaged.

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“I was in the car at the time, there was no smoke, just loads of flames,” Oliver, from Paignton, Devon, told Need To Know.

“No one knows how it happened, all I know is the engine blew up.

18-year-old Oliver Walker escapes his car as it bursts into flames at a McDonald's drive-thru, causing significant damage to the building. Firefighters quickly responded.
McDonalds Paignton. (Picture: Jam Press)

“The flames went everywhere, the drive thru is still closed.”

The driver believes that the engine of the 2004 vehicle blew up while he was heading to the next window.

The incident occurred on 7 August.

Firefighters from Torquay and Paignton were called to the scene at 11.19 pm.

Flames spread to nearby fences and the McDonald’s building.

Damage was caused to both the exterior and the interior of the establishment.

The exterior suffered 25 percent fire damage with the interior suffering 10 percent.

McDonald’s has been approached for a comment.

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