• Horrific fire caused by car spraying fuel on a crowd has seriously burnt 12 people
  • One man is fighting for his life while 11 others are in serious but stable conditions
  • The car was doing burnouts at the Red CentreNATS racing event in Alice Springs 

By Emily Pidgeon For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 11:26 BST, 3 September 2017 | Updated: 11:36 BST, 3 September 2017

A horrific fire caused by a car doing burnouts has left one man fighting for his life and 11 other people seriously injured.

The spectators were rushed to hospital after they suffered serious burns during the shocking moment at the Red CentreNATS racing event in Alice Springs Sunday afternoon, Northern Territory News reported.

The moment was caught on camera, showing the car speeding around the track before huge flames burst out causing mayhem.

 

A man is fighting for his life after a car doing burnouts set fire to the nearby crowd (pictured)

A man is fighting for his life after a car doing burnouts set fire to the nearby crowd (pictured)

The fuel burst into flames as the car was doing burnouts, seriously injuring 12 people

The fuel burst into flames as the car was doing burnouts, seriously injuring 12 people

The fuel burst into flames as the car was doing burnouts, seriously injuring 12 people

The moment was caught on camera, showing the large crowd running and ducking for cover

The moment was caught on camera, showing the large crowd running and ducking for cover

The moment was caught on camera, showing the large crowd running and ducking for cover

The car sprayed the crowd with fuel through the fence before it caught fire and burnt a number of spectators at the inland drag way.

The huge crowd was seen running and taking cover from the flames and thick blankets of smoke. 

The Red CentreNATS racing event (pictured) in Alice Springs attracted thousands on Sunday

The Red CentreNATS racing event (pictured) in Alice Springs attracted thousands on Sunday

The Red CentreNATS racing event (pictured) in Alice Springs attracted thousands on Sunday

The popular racing event is held at an inland drag way in The Northern Territory (pictured)

The popular racing event is held at an inland drag way in The Northern Territory (pictured)

The popular racing event is held at an inland drag way in The Northern Territory (pictured)

The racing event was forced to cancel the after the terrifying fire Sunday afternoon

The racing event was forced to cancel the after the terrifying fire Sunday afternoon

The racing event was forced to cancel the after the terrifying fire Sunday afternoon

Red Centre NATS said in a statement the racing event was cancelled after the fire.

‘This is a distressing situation however all patients are receiving the care they need,’ the statement said. 

The popular Northern Territory event attracted thousands of motoring enthusiasts from across the country.

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