By Zoe Zaczek and Lauren Ferri For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 09:45 BST, 7 April 2019 | Updated: 09:45 BST, 7 April 2019
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A brave mum who pulled her two children from a car seconds before it exploded has labelled the scare as the 'ultimate wake-up call'.
Catherine Mayes, from Canberra, escaped serious injury when she used quick thinking and evacuated her four-year-old Mazda CX-5 as it filled with smoke on Saturday.
The close-call was caught on camera and showed the vehicle explode and became engulfed by flames moments after the family fled.
In an emotional Facebook post on Saturday evening, Ms Mayes processed her near-death experience.
A brave mum who pulled her two children from the car seconds before it exploded has labelled the scare as the 'ultimate wake-up call'
The close-call was caught on camera and showed the vehicle explode and became engulfed by flames moments after the family escaped
'I had a guardian angel looking after me and my boys today that's for sure,' she wrote.
'This was the ultimate wake up call that life is short and can be over in a matter of minutes, that lives are so much more important than possessions.'
Ms Hayes was having problems with her car battery so she decided to buy a back-up battery pack to keep in her car and jump start the engine when need be.
However, when the young mother pulled up to a park
