Crime & Safety

Car Catches Fire In Coachella Valley Driveway

Firefighters rushed to a home in the Corte Alturian area to find a car fully aflame.

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A car caught fire in front of a Coachella Valley home Sunday, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department shared over social media.
A car caught fire in front of a Coachella Valley home Sunday, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department shared over social media. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

COACHELLA VALLEY, CA — A car caught fire in front of a Coachella Valley home Sunday, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department shared over social media.

Shortly before 1 p.m., firefighters responded to the 84400 block of Corte Alturian to find a car burning in the driveway of the home. Firefighters extinguished the blaze in minutes.

No one was injured in the incident, and the fire's cause remained under investigation.

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