[WATCH] Car ablaze in San Gwann petrol station

The quiescent Tuesday afternoon was disturbed by an unusual yet dangerous sight of a car ablaze in a petrol station in San Gwann.

A reader, Joe Morana sent in the footage of the incident.

The incident took place after a man drove his car to the station and after refuelling his car, the vehicle turned into a ball of fire.

Fire-fighters from the civil protection department were called to the scene to put the fire out. The car's owner escaped unhurt but the vehicle came out of the incident completely destroyed