Fire that destroyed car in Springdale under investigation
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The cause of a fire that destroyed a car in Springdale on Monday night still is under investigation.
Fire Chief Kevin Wilhelm said firefighters received the call on Shaw Avenue just before 9 p.m. The car, an older Kia Rio, was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.
Wilhelm did not know the car’s model year.
“It was burning pretty good when we got there,” he said.
The owner parked the car on the street minutes before the fire started, Wilhelm said. The car’s owner said he was not having any problems with the car and was unsure what happened, he said.
Firefighters had the fire out within 15 minutes and were at the scene for about 45 minutes. No one was hurt, and no other property was damaged.
Wilhelm said firefighters did not know why the car caught fire.
The Allegheny County Fire Marshal was notified and the cause was under investigation, a county spokeswoman said.