Moment car bursts into flames at Gatwick Airport as thick smoke pours from bonnet in front of screaming onlookers

THIS is the dramatic moment a car erupted into flames at Gatwick Airport this afternoon.

Video footage captures the car smoking as it waits at an exit barrier before it quickly catches fire and becomes engulfed in flames.

SWNSThis is the dramatic moment a car erupted into flames at Gatwick Airport this afternoon[/caption] SWNSFirefighters arrived on scene quickly and the blaze has since been put out[/caption]

Explosions can be heard as the tyres burst – and the car soon becomes completely destroyed.