Parked car catches fire in Ludhiana

The car owner alleged that some passersby had told him that they had seen a sanitary worker burning garbage near the spot in Ludhiana where his car was parked.

A car parked in Manna Singh Nagar caught flames on Thursday morning.

The charred remains of the car in Manna Singh Nagar in Ludhiana on Thursday morning. (HT Photo)

The car owner alleged that some passersby had told him that they had seen a sanitary worker burning garbage near the spot where his car was parked.

Vipan Kumar, who owns a hosiery unit in the area, said, “I had parked my Suzuki Swift Dzire car here and gone to my factory. After some time, a local informed me that my car was on fire.”

He added that he doused the flames with the help of locals but the car was completely gutted.