Flaming Car Rolls into Apparatus as CA Crews Battle Fire

    April 13, 2020
    Moraga-Orinda Fire District firefighters were tackling an early morning residential blaze when the burning car crashed into an engine at the scene.

    By Michael Cabanatuan

    Source San Francisco Chronicle

    Moraga-Orinda, CA, Fire District
    A flaming car rolled down a driveway and crashed into an apparatus while Moraga-Orinda, CA, Fire District firefighters were battling a house blaze.
    A flaming car rolled down a driveway and crashed into an apparatus while Moraga-Orinda, CA, Fire District firefighters were battling a house blaze.

    A flaming car rolled down a driveway and crashed into a Moraga-Orinda Fire District engine early Sunday morning as firefighters battled a blaze that engulfed an Orinda home.

    The burning car slowed the fire fight at the house on Arroyo Drive at 4:53 a.m. but nobody was injured. Two crews were sent to battle the blaze. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

    ———

    ©2020 the San Francisco Chronicle

    Visit the San Francisco Chronicle at www.sfchronicle.com

    Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

    Voice Your Opinion!

    To join the conversation, and become an exclusive member of Firehouse, create an account today!