Car fire results in total loss of vehicle

Published 8:22 am Tuesday, February 27, 2018

A car that caught fire on Sunday at McDonald’s on West Oakland Avenue was deemed a total loss.

According to Austin Police Chief, officers responded to a call at 2:15 p.m. Sunday of a car fire in the McDonald’s parking lot. When they arrived, a 2002 Silver Chrysler Intrepid was on fire. The car belonged to a McDonald’s employee.

The Austin Fire Department arrived on the scene and extinguished the fire. According to Austin Fire Chief Jim McCoy, the fire started in an engine compartment. He said a patron noticed the car was smoking and initial efforts to put the fire out with a fire extinguisher were unsuccessful.

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McCoy also said the cause of the fire is unknown.

No injuries were reported.