Car a “rolling ball of flame”

ARSONISTS turned a car into a ball of flame last night as it rolled out of control down a street in Oldham town centre.

The car’s fuel tank burst at around 7.45pm: as firefighters approached its handbrake failed and the car began to roll down Beever Street in flames.

The car hit a fire engine before stopping against concrete blocks on Beever Street.

Phil Courtnell of Oldham Fire Station saidit was incredibly fortunate no-one was hurt: “This all happened within a minute of us being there. This would have been an incredibly serious incident if anyone was around.”