Crime & Safety
VIDEO: Flames Engulf Car at Ridgewood Auto Yard
No one was in the car when it caught fire just before 8 p.m. Thursday.
A total of four vehicles were damaged when a Pontiac's engine compartment caught fire and flames spread at a Ridgewood auto yard Thursday night.
Ridgewood firefighters said the engine compartment of a gold Pontiac sedan was fully engulfed when they arrived on scene at about 8 p.m. Thursday. Though the fire was quickly contained, flames had spread to three nearby vehicles.
The Pontiac was in an accident earlier in the day and brought to the yard by City Wide Towing, firefighters said. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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