Manila bus siege survivor's HK$3.2m Ferrari catches fire on Hong Kong street

Joe Chan Kwok-chu, 51, was driving along the east-bound lane of Jordan Road at about 7pm when smoke began pouring from the engine.

With half the car engulfed in flames, Chan managed to get out of the vehicle unharmed. He bought the car in 2008 for about HK$3.2 million.

Firemen took a few minutes to extinguish the flames. No one else was reported injured.

Chan took a police breath test at roadside and later said he was fine. A police spokesman said there was nothing suspicious about the incident.

Lo Kok-keung, of Polytechnic University’s department of mechanical engineering, said the fire was probably caused by petrol leaking onto the engine or exhaust. Another possibility was a short-circuit caused by overheated wires.