A car caught fire on Hillside Road near Hunter Circle on Saturday morning. (Photos by Tom Scott)
A car caught fire on Hillside Road at about 11:43 a.m. Saturday.
The car’s owner was driving west on Hillside Road near Hunter Circle when smoke started coming out from under the dash after she turned off her heater, an Oak Ridge Fire Department report said. She unlatched the hood and her passenger disconnected the battery, but the car, owned by Louise Long of Oliver Springs, had already started to burn.
By the time firefighters arrived, the passenger compartment was on fire, the report said. They were able to extinguish it with a water hose.
Oak Ridge firefighters were able to extinguish the fire with a water hose.
The driver and passenger were taken to Oliver Springs. The report did not identify any injuries.
The car, valued at $900, was towed away by a wrecker, the report said. The report did not identify the type of car, but it appeared to be a Buick four-door sedan.
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