My biggest scare was my wife, who was pregnant.
Na noite de 5 de março de 2021, um Lamborghini Gallardo avaliado em R$600 mil pegou fogo e explodiu em uma rodovia no Espírito Santo, Brasil — um espetáculo violento que, por pouco, não se tornou tragédia. O proprietário e sua esposa, grávida de sete meses, escaparam ilesos, lembrando-nos de que, diante do que realmente importa, até o mais caro dos bens materiais é apenas metal e fumaça. O episódio ficará marcado não pela perda do veículo, mas pela serenidade de quem soube distinguir o que é substituível do que não é.
- Um carro de luxo em chamas a 60 km/h em plena rodovia criou uma cena de pânico e urgência que motoristas ao redor não puderam ignorar.
- Desconhecidos pararam seus veículos e tentaram combater o fogo com extintores, mas as chamas eram intensas demais — trinta minutos depois, o carro explodiu.
- O proprietário, Levy Marquezin, conseguiu parar o carro e evacuar a tempo junto com sua esposa grávida, transformando um potencial desastre em um escape por pouco.
- A causa do incêndio permanece desconhecida: o carro havia passado por manutenção e sido abastecido horas antes, e a perícia técnica pode levar ao menos 40 dias.
- Marquezin, que já planejava vender o Lamborghini para comprar algo mais prático para a família que cresce, encarou a perda com pragmatismo: 'O carro estava quitado. Agora é seguir em frente.'
Na noite de 5 de março de 2021, um Lamborghini Gallardo de R$600 mil pegou fogo em uma rodovia em Vila Velha, Espírito Santo. O empresário Levy Marquezin, de 30 anos, dirigia a cerca de 60 km/h pela Rodovia do Sol quando percebeu que o motor estava em chamas. Ele conseguiu desviar para o canteiro central e sair do carro a tempo — sua esposa, grávida de sete meses, saiu logo atrás.
Motoristas que passavam pelo local pararam espontaneamente e tentaram ajudar com extintores de incêndio, mas o fogo já havia tomado conta do veículo. Trinta minutos depois da chegada dos bombeiros, o carro explodeu. Ninguém se feriu.
Em entrevista após o ocorrido, Marquezin revelou que o carro havia passado por manutenção de rotina naquele mesmo dia e que eles haviam parado para abastecer pouco antes do incidente. A causa do incêndio ainda é desconhecida — uma perícia técnica solicitada ao Corpo de Bombeiros deve levar ao menos 40 dias para ser concluída.
O que ficou do relato de Marquezin foi menos o lamento pela perda material e mais o alívio pelo que foi preservado. Ele já tinha planos de vender o Lamborghini para investir em algo mais adequado à chegada do filho. O destino antecipou a decisão. 'O maior susto foi minha esposa, que estava grávida', disse ele. 'Mas estamos bem e estamos em casa. O carro estava quitado.'
A Lamborghini Gallardo worth roughly 600,000 reais erupted into flames on a highway in Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, on the evening of March 5th, 2021. The fire spread fast enough that bystanders who witnessed it had time to pull out their phones and record—footage that would later circulate showing the intensity of what unfolded. By the time firefighters arrived, the car was already a total loss, consumed by flames so fierce that thirty minutes into the battle against them, the vehicle exploded.
The owner, Levy Marquezin, a 30-year-old businessman, was driving the 2009 model sports car around 9:30 p.m. on Rodovia do Sol in the Coqueiral de Itaparica neighborhood when he first noticed something wrong. He was traveling at about 60 kilometers per hour. The car was already burning. He managed to drive it a short distance before pulling into a median strip and bolting from the vehicle, his wife close behind him. She was seven months pregnant.
What happened next was a small act of community instinct. Drivers who saw the burning Lamborghini stopped their own cars and got out, trying to help. They grabbed fire extinguishers from their vehicles and attempted to douse the flames. It wasn't enough. The fire had too much momentum. Within half an hour, the car exploded. No one was hurt—a fact that seemed to matter more to Marquezin than the loss of the vehicle itself.
In an interview after the incident, Marquezin explained the sequence of events leading up to the fire. He and his wife had been heading home when they stopped at a gas station to refuel. The car had just come out of routine maintenance that same day. He filled the tank, got back on the road, and then the engine started burning. He was calm about it in retrospect, though his words carried the weight of what could have happened. "My biggest scare was my wife, who was pregnant," he said. "But we're fine and we're home now. The car was paid off."
The fire's cause remains officially undetermined. Marquezin requested a technical inspection from the fire department, and officials told him the formal report would take at least forty days to complete. The timing is notable—the car had just been serviced, had just been refueled. Whether the fire was mechanical failure, a fuel system malfunction, or something else entirely, only the inspection will reveal. For now, Marquezin is moving forward. He had been planning to sell the Lamborghini anyway, using the money to buy something more practical for his growing family. The decision has been made for him. "Now it's about getting through this obstacle and moving ahead," he said. "Working hard."
Notable Quotes
My biggest scare was my wife, who was pregnant. But we're fine and we're home now. The car was paid off.— Levy Marquezin, owner
I had just filled the tank and this problem happened. Only the inspectors will be able to say what actually occurred. Now it's about getting through this obstacle and moving ahead.— Levy Marquezin
The Hearth Conversation Another angle on the story
What was going through his mind in those first seconds when he realized the car was on fire?
He was driving at highway speed. The flames were already there. There's a moment where you process it—this shouldn't be happening—and then you just move. He got the car to the shoulder and ran. His wife was pregnant. That's what he kept coming back to.
The bystanders who stopped—did they know what they were doing, or were they just reacting?
They grabbed extinguishers. They tried. But a Lamborghini burning that hot, that fast—there's not much a handful of people with handheld extinguishers can do. They did what anyone would do. It wasn't enough, but they tried.
Forty days for a report seems like a long time. What are they actually looking for?
Everything. The fuel system, the engine, the electrical wiring, whether something failed during maintenance or if the refueling triggered something. A car doesn't just catch fire at 60 kilometers per hour for no reason. They need to know why.
He said he was planning to sell it anyway. Does that change how he feels about losing it?
Maybe. He's not grieving the car itself. He's relieved his wife and unborn child are alive. The Lamborghini was always temporary. His family isn't.
What does a technical inspection actually involve in a case like this?
Forensics, essentially. They'll examine what's left of the engine, the fuel lines, the battery, the wiring harness. They'll try to trace where the fire started and work backward to the cause. It's methodical work, and it takes time.