The zero article with prepositional phrases
Certain prepositional phrases do not take an article:
in charge
in tears
in danger
at war
by heart
beyond control
on time
by car
But if there is a word or phrase that modifies the noun, an article is used:
We drove
in a red car
.
Hurricanes are
beyond the control of governments
.
He got wounded
in the Second World War
.