Fairchild Street and surrounding areas have been cordoned off after flames from a manhole set a car ablaze and the authorities try to establish the underground source of the fire.

Divisional Officer of the Barbados Fire Service, Marlon Small said the Fire Service received a call around 5:45 this morning about a vehicle on fire and on arrival discovered an ongoing fire from a manhole.

Divisional Officer Small says the source of the fire is currently being investigated.

The driver of the car that was set ablaze, Richard Broome, recounted the ordeal.

Driver of vehicle involved in car fire at the city.

Vendors in the area said while they are happy no one was injured as a result of the suspected gas leak, they complained about smelling gas in the area for over two weeks.

Vendors on the outskirts of the Fairchild Street Terminal.