A gasoline-powered BMW X3, which was idling at a traffic light, caught fire for unknown reasons while driving on Friday at around 9:38 a.m. in Bundang District in Seongnam, Gyeonggi.
The driver of the vehicle managed to escape unharmed, according to a report from Yonhap News Agency.
Fire authorities contained the blaze in approximately 10 minutes.
The driver reportedly stated that the car turned off and smoke began pouring out of the engine. An investigation to detect the precise cause of the blaze is currently underway.
BY LEE SOO-JUNG [lee.soojung1@joongang.co.kr]
![Government and corporate representatives from both countries pose for a commemorative photo at the "Signing Ceremony for Strengthening Cooperation between Korean Air, Boeing, and GE" held in Washington D.C. on March 21 (local time). Pictured are Ahn Duk-geun, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy (third from right), Cho Won-tae, Chairman of Hanjin Group (fourth from right), Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Commerce (third from left), Kelly Ortberg, CEO of Boeing (fourth from left), and Russell Stokes, President and CEO of GE Aerospace's Commercial Engines & Services division (first from left). [Photo provided by Korean Air]](https://www.koreadailyus.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Korean-Air-Strengthens-Cooperation-with-Boeing-and-GE-100x70.jpeg "Korean Air Strengthens Cooperation with Boeing and GE")
