Dramatic moment a limousine bursts into flames after breaking down in the middle of a busy motorway
THIS is the dramatic moment a limousine bursts into flames in the middle of a motorway.
The inferno left from the bonnet of the luxury vehicle outside the Limehouse Link tunnel in east London on Saturday.
In a shocking video posted on Twitter jets of flames can be seen leaping from the limo.
Smoke billows out of its front windows as leaked fuel burns up on the road around it.
Drivers were forced to veer around the inferno, with officials warning motorists to avoid the area.
Four fire engines rushed to the scene at 5.57pm after the limo caught alight.
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The cause of the inferno is currently unknown.
The London Fire Brigade said fire started on the westbound slip road from the Limehouse Link tunnel to nearby Butcher Row.
Some 20 calls were made to 999 about the blaze.
Firefighters were brought in from stations in Shadwell, Poplar, Millwall and Plaistow.
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