A moving car was completely destroyed in a fire near the Pantheerankavu police station in Kozhikode city on Wednesday (August 5, 2026). The driver, identified as Sharafudheen, was the only occupant of the vehicle who managed to escape without any injuries. Police sources said Sharafudheen escaped from the vehicle soon after he noticed smoke emanating from the engine compartment. Later, two units of fire tenders from the Meenchanda Fire and Rescue station reached the spot and extinguished the flames. A Fire and Rescue Services officer said an electrical short circuit in the engine compartment was suspected behind the fire outbreak.