On edge over cars that erupt in flames


Leidy taking care of her husband, Jose, who is recovering at home from the burns he suffered when his car caught fire in Maracaibo, Zulia state, Venezuela.

VENEZUELAN taxi driver Jose Faria’s burnt face and arms are wrapped in bandages.

His vehicle was one of dozens to spontaneously burst into flames in Maracaibo, Venezuela, in an alarming phenomenon blamed on poor fuel quality.“It all happened so quickly,” the 42-year-old said from his bed of the day when he thought he might die.

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