The Kia Sportage car that burst into flame along Jalan Kepayan.
KOTA KINABALU: A driver of a Kia Sportage vehicle manage to escape in a nick of time when his car burst into flame along Jalan Kepayan.
State Fire and Rescue Services Department Public Relation Officer, Superintendent Mohd Affendy Ramin said, 13 firefighters responded to the 7.11pm distress in two fire trucks.
Firefighters manage to control the flame by 7.35pm without any untoward incident reported, he said.
Mohd Affendy added that the driver was not injured and an investigation will be carry out to determine the cause of the fire.
Operation ended at 7.50pm.