HURRICANE – A vehicle fire on Grouse Drive in Hurricane was quickly doused by firefighters Monday evening.
Following the report of the vehicle fire around 7:53 p.m., responding fire crews from the Hurricane Valley Fire District found a 2003 Chrysler 300M that had been partially engulfed in flames.
The engine compartment was aflame with the fire spreading into the main body of the car. The fire was subsequently put out by the firefighters, Hurricane Valley Fire Capt. Steve Christian said.
The driver of the Chrysler told firefighters that smoke began to come out from under the hood and that they lost power while driving, Christian said.
The occupants of the car got out and began to push the car into a driveway when the flames appeared and soon consumed the front of the car.
Neither the driver nor his passenger were harmed in the incident, Christian said.
The charred remains of the Chrysler had to be towed from the scene.
Hurricane City Police also responded to the fire.
This report is based on preliminary information provided by law enforcement or other emergency responders and may not contain the full scope of findings.
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A 2003 Chrysler 300M on Grouse Drive in Hurricane was partially consumed by fire. Though the car was a loss, no one was hurt as a result of the fire, Hurricane, Utah, Aug. 22, 2016 | Photo by Mori Kesser, St. George News
A 2003 Chrysler 300M on Grouse Drive in Hurricane was partially consumed by fire. Though the car was a loss, no one was hurt as a result of the fire, Hurricane, Utah, Aug. 22, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Tanner Bo, St. George News
A 2003 Chrysler 300M on Grouse Drive in Hurricane was partially consumed by fire. Though the car was a loss, no one was hurt as a result of the fire, Hurricane, Utah, Aug. 22, 2016 | Photo courtesy of Tanner Bo, St. George News
A 2003 Chrysler 300M on Grouse Drive in Hurricane was partially consumed by fire. Though the car was a loss, no one was hurt as a result of the fire, Hurricane, Utah, Aug. 22, 2016 | Photo by Mori Kesser, St. George News
A 2003 Chrysler 300M on Grouse Drive in Hurricane was partially consumed by fire. Though the car was a loss, no one was hurt as a result of the fire, Hurricane, Utah, Aug. 22, 2016 | Photo by Mori Kesser, St. George News
A 2003 Chrysler 300M on Grouse Drive in Hurricane was partially consumed by fire. Though the car was a loss, no one was hurt as a result of the fire, Hurricane, Utah, Aug. 22, 2016 | Photo by Mori Kesser, St. George News
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mori Kessler serves as a Senior Reporter for St. George News, having previously contributed as a writer and Interim Editor in 2011-12, and an assistant editor from 2012 to mid-2014. He began writing news as a freelancer in 2009 for Today in Dixie, and joined the writing staff of St. George News in mid-2010. He enjoys photography and won an award for photojournalism from the Society of Professional Journalists for a 2018 photo of a bee inspector removing ferals bees from a Washington City home. He is also a shameless nerd and has a bad sense of direction.
This is an act of retaliation from the ISIS goldfish in response from the Desert Garden goldfish extermination project.
But goldfish are a peaceful and tolerant fish class! Blame guns instead!
Dang, the car’s on fire, let’s push it closer to the house 🙂