WATCH: Car Fire Smolders Near Bergen County Homes

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A car fire burned high on a residential neighborhood in Englewood on Wednesday, spreading into the street near several driveways.

Fire Chief Jeff Kaplan said on Thursday, "The car fire was in the 100 block on Belmont Street." He said the cause is still under investigation.

But dry leaves have long posed a threat to parked cars. Each year, a fire chief in one nearby North Jersey town, Livingston, reminds drivers not to park on piles of leaves. He said that there used to be three to four car fires in that town each fall, but since raising awareness, there have been almost none.

"Car fire season” occurs in October and November, he said, because the catalytic converter, which converts gases from the car into more environmentally friendly gasses, can heat up leaves under the car.

"A car’s engine and exhaust system can get quite hot, and it can take 10 minutes for it to cool down. When you combine that with leaves, particularly if they are dry, then you have a recipe for a dangerous fire," notes a car website.

The video is below. If you can't see the flames, click to go full screen.

Read more about the fire in Englewood here.