Car catches fire on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai

The motorist jumped from car before it burst into flames

UAE - Dubai - Feb 10- 2011:  Traffic between the Fairmont Palm Hotel and Golden Mile at the Palm Jumeirah. Residents of The Palm's Golden Mile in Dubai are complaining of noise from cars and motorcycles racing by all day and night on a 700m   stretch of road tor set-up speed cameras to catch these.  ( Jaime Puebla - The National Newspaper )
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A car caught fire on Friday morning while being driven through a tunnel on the Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Police said.

The motorist was heading in the direction of the Atlantis hotel and managed to escape from the car before it burst into flames, a police official told The National.

No injuries were reported.

Just before noon, police posted a warning on Twitter alerting road users to traffic delays caused by the burnt-out vehicle.

Within an hour, police managed to remove the car and cleared the area of traffic.