Crime & Safety
Man Exits Dublin Movie Theater to Find Car Ablaze
The car owner discovered the fire in the Regal Hacienda Crossings parking lot after his key fob alerted him to an alarm activation.
By AUTUMN JOHNSON
An electrical issue is likely to blame for a car fire in the parking lot of the Hacienda Crossings shopping center on Monday night, fire officials said.
The fire was reported at 4895 Hacienda Drive last night at about 8:13 p.m.
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“The owner of the vehicle was at the movie theater and alerted that his alarm was activated (via his key fob),” Alameda County Fire spokesperson Aisha Knowles said. “He left the movie to return to his vehicle and silence the alarm, however he returned to find firefighters extinguishing a fire in his vehicle.”
Knowles says the column of smoke was visible at least a mile away.
“The car is a total loss,” Knowles said. “Firefighters concluded the vehicle fire was due to an electrical issue in the dashboard area.”
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