Police and fire engines rushed to Largs Main Street on Thursday afternoon as a Ford Focus was ablaze.

Shops were evacuated as smoke and a series of mini-explosions occurred.

Lissa Tognini said: "It was very dramatic. The fire brigade weren't there and police were running about. It kept popping as there seemed to be a number of explosions. It was quite scary." The fire brigade arrived on the scene and extinguished the blaze at around 2.45pm on Thursday afternoon.

For full details, see next week's Largs and Millport News.