Crime & Safety
Truck Carrying Cars Set for Auction Burns in Fire
The driver, who had been asleep in the cab, managed to escape the blaze.
A car carrier truck full of Mercedes-Benz cars about to go to auction burst into flames this morning in Hayward, a fire captain said. The fire was reported at 6:58 a.m. at an auction yard at 29901 Industrial Parkway SW, fire Capt. Don Nichelson said.
The truck was parked between two other car carriers and was carrying eight Mercedes cars. The fire started in the truck’s engine compartment and spread to the other two trucks, Nichelson said. The truck’s driver was sleeping in the cab when the fire started, but managed to escape safely.
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It took firefighters about 15 minutes to control the blaze. All three trucks were damaged, as well as four of the cars they were carrying, Nichelson said. Investigators are still working to determine the exact cause of the fire. No one was injured.
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