BBC telly presenter Richard Bacon’s car burst into flames as he was driving his wife and children home. The ex-Blue Peter host posted pictures on Instagram showing the Land Rover Discovery’s engine ablaze and spewing smoke.Firefighters tackled the flames after the motor caught fire while the family headed from Malibu to their home in Los Angeles along the Pacific Coast Highway.Richard was with his wife Rebecca, daughter Ivy, six, son Arthur, eight, and their pet dog.But he said everyone was “safe and happy” after they made a quick escape when the vehicle started to make a funny noise.Richard, 44, wrote: “I guess we’re gonna need a lift home.“Thanks to the lovely Santa Monica fire department and the delightful people who stopped to.
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