Three burning cars keep firemen busy on Penang roads

All ablaze: The car that caught fire on the Penang bridge.

GEORGE TOWN: It was a busy day for the Penang Fire and Rescue Department after three cars caught fire in separate incidents that took place in a span of less than eight hours.

The first case occurred in Jalan Lama Bukit Tengah, Bukit Mertajam, where a 42-year-old businesswoman died in a car crash, with her vehicle then catching fire.