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CAR EXPLODES ON MARIUS STREET

A 57 year old Tamworth man had a lucky escape this morning, when his car burst into flames, causing an LPG bottle on the front seat to explode.

The man was travelling west along Marius Street around 11 o’clock, when he noticed a burning smell coming from the engine.

The flames ignited the gas bottle, blasting the car’s windscreen into a nearby paddock.

Two fire crews were also called to put out a small grass fire on the banks of the Peel River, which was sparked during the explosion.

The driver was taken to Tamworth Base Hospital with minor burns.

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