No injuries after vehicle fire in Windsor: OPP
No one was injured after a vehicle caught fire in south Windsor Sunday afternoon.
A witness from the scene told CTV News a family managed to escape the vehicle unharmed after it caught fire around 2 p.m. in the area of Cabana Road and Huron Church Road.
OPP say there was no collision involved and Windsor fire crews were able to extinguish the blaze.
Video from the scene shows firefighters hosing downt the engulfed vehicle with plumes of black smoke emitting from the area.
Police confirm there were no injuries reported as a result of the fire.
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