A taxi cab with four passengers, including one foreigner, suddenly caught on fire on its way to Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.

The accident happened on Nguyen Van Troi street in Phu Nhuan district at around 7am on Dec 16.

The front of a Hoang Long Co. 4-seat taxi suddenly became engulfed in flames in front of 78D Nguyen Van Troi.

The driver and four male passengers quickly got out of the car and shouted for help. The driver smashed the rear windshield to remove the passengers’ luggage. They soon got into another cab to reach the airport on time.

The car, which sustained serious damage to its front and hood, was later towed away. The accident caused traffic congestion on a section of the street, which was cleared after two hours.

Recently, a number of motorbikes, cars, and buses have caught on fire, allegedly from poor-quality petrol.