Crime & Safety

​Motor Boat Destroyed, 3 Vehicles​ Damaged In Storage Lot Fire

A fire at a vehicle storage lot in the Rancho San Diego neighborhood destroyed a motor boat and damaged three vehicles.

RANCHO SAN DIEGO, CA — A fire at a vehicle storage lot in the Rancho San Diego neighborhood Thursday destroyed a roughly 15-foot-long motor boat and damaged three vehicles.

The non-injury blaze was reported around 6:50 a.m. at a dirt lot at 1627 Jamacha Way, San Miguel Fire Battalion Chief Andy Lawler said.

Firefighters responded to the scene and found a roughly 15-foot-long fiber glass motor boat ablaze along with three vehicles next to it, Lawler said.

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It took fire crews about 20 minutes using foam to stop the diesel fuel from burning, he said. The boat was destroyed and three vehicles next to it sustained heavy damage.

The cause of the fire was under investigation.

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– City News Service