Car Welding Starts San Lorenzo Fire

SAN LORENZO, CA — Firefighters extinguished a vehicle fire under a carport at a residence in the San Lorenzo area of unincorporated Alameda County on Tuesday evening.

The Alameda County Fire Department responded to an address on Via Cordoba at 6:16 p.m.

At the scene, they found a fire in the carport area behind the home's attached garage. They extinguished the blaze in about 15 minutes, and it did not extend into the home, firefighters said.

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There was one victim treated at the scene for smoke inhalation, but that person declined to be transported to a hospital.

Investigators determined the fire started because of welding inside the vehicle.

— Bay City News; Image via Shutterstock

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