The occupants of a vehicle that burst into flames in the Downsview area managed to escape injury Sunday.

Several people shared images of the vehicle to social media after it caught fire at around 2:30 p.m.  near Keele Street and Sheppard Avenue West.

Police said flames were first spotted coming from under the hood of the vehicle and images showed the vehicle fully involved a short time later.

The occupants of the vehicle managed to escape and firefighters quickly arrived on scene to extinguish the flames.

Traffic was shut down in the area for a time because of the fire.