Police have launched a probe after a car burst into flames near woods at Strathclyde Park.
Emergency services scrambled to the park near Motherwell after the alarm was raised at around 9.30pm on Tuesday.
Horrified residents living near the scene heard "explosions" before racing outside and seeing the vehicle on fire.
Pictures showed the car engulfed in flames as smoke billowed up into the sky.
Firefighters sent three appliances to the scene and battle the blaze for around an hour.
More images taken on Wednesday morning showed the burnt out shell of the vehicle, which appeared to be a Mazda sports car, covered in police tape.
Zina Laurie, who lives nearby, told our sister paper the Daily Record: "At half past nine, we heard explosions as the windows blew out.
"We could see it from the corridor of our house and the fire was burning fast.
"We realised it was a car as the headlights were on. Nobody was in the park so my husband quickly phoned the fire brigade and they arrived within 20 minutes.
"The car was on fire for about an hour as I think it was full of petrol. I went to look at it this morning and there was police tape all around it."
Officers say their enquiries into the blaze are ongoing.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman told us: "Around 10.05pm on Tuesday, November 1, officers were called to a report of a car fire in Strathclyde Park - our enquiries are ongoing."
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman confirmed they were alerted at 9.37pm on Tuesday.
That saw them send one fire appliance and firefighters, who quickly extinguished the fire.
She added: “There were no reported casualties and crews left after ensuring the area was made safe.”
Anyone with any information in relation to the incident is asked to contact police on 101.
Information can also be left anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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