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Family delivering food during coronavirus outbreak narrowly escapes car fire

A family delivering food to a relative in New Jersey during the coronavirus outbreak managed to jump out of their vehicle just before it burst into flames, officials said.

“The car made a noise, the family pulled over on Ridge Rd and got out,” the South Brunswick Police Department along with a photo of the SUV being consumed by fire. “Seconds later the car burst into flames. Monmouth Junction firefighters put out the blaze.”

The family was driving on Ridge Road on Saturday, when one of them heard the noise and decided to pull over, cops said.

There was no indication of what caused the car to explode.