Monday,
22 September 2025
Ute went from smoke to flames in seconds

A suspected electrical fire inside a car forced a Wangaratta man to make a quick escape on the side of Wangaratta-Yarrawonga Road as his utility and thousands of dollars worth of camping supplies burned earlier this month.

Brendan Crook just had a new battery put in his Nissan Navara around 11am on 6 September and set out to drive to Yarrawonga on Saturday to see his dad and watch the footy.

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