Three occupants safely extricated

Badger Creek and Healesville CFAs responded to a car fire on Healesville-Koo Wee Rup Road on Tuesday 25 February. (Healesville Fire Brigade Facebook)

By Dongyun Kwon

Badger Creek and Healesville CFAs responded to a car fire on Healesville-Koo Wee Rup Road on Tuesday 25 February.

The three occupants, a mum and her two daughters, were able to get out of the vehicle safely.

Badger Creek CFA First Lieutenant Sara Poynton said she didn’t know the exact cause of the fire, but the fire started at the front part of the car.

“We got the call at 3.11pm,” she said.

“It took about 20 minutes to put it out.”