car fire

Two killed when car spinning donuts flees police, then hits tree and bursts into flames

An adult and a minor were killed in Vallejo when, after spinning donuts in their Infiniti G35, fled police then…

2 years ago

Coroner identifies Antioch, Oakland victims who died in fiery solo crash

The Contra Costa County coroner's office has identified two 18-year-old women and a 47-year-old man who died in a crash…

4 years ago

Burning car rolls into fire engine as crews fight structure fire

Moraga-Orinda Fire District crews are at the scene of a 2-alarm blaze at a home in Orinda early Sunday morning,…

4 years ago

Tesla driver may have lost control before fatal crash into wall

The male driver of a Tesla Model S died in a Saturday evening crash in Pleasanton after apparently losing control…

4 years ago

Crews contain Vasco Road grass blaze caused by vehicle fire

Fire crews have contained a grass fire sparked after a vehicle that was ablaze pulled over on the shoulder of…

5 years ago

Car fire prompts MacArthur Tunnel evacuation, closure

The MacArthur Tunnel in the Presidio was evacuated and closed to traffic for a about an hour after a car…

5 years ago

Martinez industrial fire damages five vehicles

Five vehicles were seriously damaged Sunday afternoon in a fire outside a light-industrial building in unincorporated Martinez, the Contra Costa…

5 years ago

Gas vapors, motor heat ignite car fire in Antioch garage

No residents were injured or displaced in the aftermath of a single-car fire in Antioch on Monday evening, according a…

5 years ago

Two arrested after San Mateo vehicle arson

Two people were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of arson in the wake of a family argument that allegedly led to…

5 years ago

Tesla reignites at tow yard after fire at auto shop

A Tesla Model S vehicle that caught fire at an auto shop in Los Gatos on Tuesday afternoon reignited after…

5 years ago

Fiery car crash sends two to hospital

A fiery three-car crash in Pleasant Hill sent two people to a burn center Saturday night, a California Highway Patrol…

7 years ago

Two crashes cleared on I-880

Both crashes causing major blockages on Interstate Highway 880 Thursday morning have cleared.

7 years ago

CHP officers rescue kids from burning car

California Highway Patrol officers from Marin and Sonoma counties rescued two young children from the back of a burning vehicle…

8 years ago

Vehicle pursuit meets fiery end

A woman was arrested and two kids were taken to the hospital after a vehicle pursuit turned into a car…

8 years ago

Flaming I-80 vehicle sparks Vallejo wildfire

A wildfire in South Vallejo sparked by a vehicle fire on Interstate Highway 80 is under control, firefighters said Wednesday…

8 years ago

Man found dead in car committed suicide

Police said after reviewing video footage, investigators concluded Richmond resident Mario Lee set the car on fire from the inside.

9 years ago

Dead body found in back seat of burning car

Firefighters found a dead body in the backseat of a car on fire Thursday afternoon in Richmond.

9 years ago

Drivers escape Caldecott Tunnel after fire

Dozens of people fled on foot from an eastbound bore of the Caldecott Tunnel after a car became engulfed in…

9 years ago

Tour bus carrying kids catches fire

No one appears to have been injured after a bus carrying children caught on fire this evening on Interstate Highway…

9 years ago

Fire crews battling Bayview car blaze

Firefighters are responding to a report of a car fire this evening in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood, according to a…

9 years ago

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