Vehicle in Temecula catches on fire; fire crews contain and extinguish blaze

Friday, January 18^th, 2013
Issue 03, Volume 17.

Stephanie C. Ocano

Copy Editor / Staff Writer

A vehicle caught on fire early this afternoon but was quickly contained by fire response crews, a witness reported.

At approximately 2:15 p.m. today (Jan. 18), a vehicle parked on Royal Crest Drive off of Crown Hills Drive in the Crown Hills housing development in Temecula caught on fire.

Cal Fire and Riverside County Fire crews responded to the scene. According to the witness, Engine 84 was the first to arrive.

No other details have been released.

The cause remains under investigation.

Vehicle in Temecula catches on fire; fire crews contain and extinguish blaze - Lloyd Payne photo. - A vehicle fire that began in the early afternoon of Friday, Jan. 18, was contained and extinguished by Cal Fire and Riverside County Fire crews.

A vehicle fire that began in the early afternoon of Friday, Jan. 18, was contained and extinguished by Cal Fire and Riverside County Fire crews.

Vehicle in Temecula catches on fire; fire crews contain and extinguish blaze - Lloyd Payne photo. - The car was located in the Crown Hills housing development in Temecula.

The car was located in the Crown Hills housing development in Temecula.

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