A family have been rescued by safari park rangers as their car caught fire in the middle of the lion enclosure.
The drama unfolded at Longleat, Wiltshire, which was packed with visitors enjoying the long Easter weekend at the time.
A woman and two children were in the vehicle when it overheated, according to a park spokesman.
They were taken away by rangers before the car then caught fire.
The fire service was called and the blaze was put out, with the lions being cleared from the enclosure and the park closed for around 15 minutes.
George Lear, 16, from Bristol, was just a few cars away when the blaze broke out.
"We saw all the lions were staring at something and we turned around to see a smoking car," he said.
"Once the rangers had realised, they quickly escorted people from the smoking car to their own, blocked off the roads and moved the other cars away.
"The car then slowly caught fire before the whole thing went up, leaving the place filled with black smoke."
Mr Lear said the lions were about 150 metres away from the car at the time.
"They kept their distance but didn't take their eyes off the fire and smoke," he said.
"The rangers were pushing them back but they were reluctant on moving away and looked interested."
The Longleat Safari Park spokesman said there were no injuries to people or animals. The park was later re-opened to the public.
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