Crime & Safety
Vehicle Fire Damages Garage
Firefighters quickly extinguish the blaze. No injuries are reported.
A car caught fire in the garage at a home in Newport Beach today, but no one was injured, a fire official said.
The blaze was reported at 12:16 p.m. on Via Lido Nord on Lido Island, according to Jennifer Schulz, spokeswoman for the Newport Beach Fire Department.
"First arriving units found a 1984 Mercedes 500SL in the garage with flames coming from the hood of the vehicle," Schulz said.
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Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire and contain it to the garage. No one was injured, Schulz said.
The fire damaged the Mercedes and caused approximately $5,000 of damage to the structure. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but the blaze appears to have started in the engine compartment of the vehicle.
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