Police car bursts into flames in road near Topcliffe
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The patrol car was destroyed in minutes
Two police officers escaped unharmed after their patrol car burst into flames while responding to a 999 call.
The BMW caught fire on the A168 at Asenby near Topcliffe just after 17:30 BST on Saturday as officers were on their way to reports of a collision.
Sgt Paul Cording, from North Yorkshire Police, said the car "suffered a catastrophic engine failure".
The officers were not injured and returned to work hours later in a replacement vehicle.
The officers were responding to an emergency call when it happened
Sgt Paul Cording: "Lucky escape for my colleagues on the A168 at Asenby when their patrol car suffered a catastrophic engine failure on a blue light run."
Fire crews from Thirsk and Ripon put out the blaze.