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On Wednesday afternoon, April 24, a car engulfed in flames on Manchester Road in Westhoughton. Police and fire crews rushed to the scene around 3:45 pm, responding to reports of a vehicle ablaze. Witnesses described hearing a loud bang and seeing smoke coming from the car before emergency services arrived. The firefighters deployed two hose reels and extinguished the blaze within half an hour. While the cause of the fire and the condition of the occupants remain unknown, some residents claimed that a woman and two children escaped the vehicle before the explosion. The Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service confirmed the incident and stated that four firefighters from Atherton attended to the scene.

A car fire on Highway 401 resulted in one person being transported to the hospital and significant traffic disruptions. Fire crews from Dutton/Dunwich promptly responded to the scene near mile marker 142, where the vehicle had caught fire. The cause of the incident and the condition of the victim remain unknown.

Firefighters extinguished a car fire in Failsworth early Tuesday morning, leaving the vehicle and nearby cars damaged. The blaze erupted at around 2:50am while the vehicle was parked near the Old Road Chippy. Crews from Phillips Park fire station used a hose reel to douse the flames and secure the area.