Car's engine catches fire as motorist drives along Ann Arbor street

By Cindy Heflin Associate news director

Posted on Sat, Oct 20, 2012 : 5:54 p.m.

A fire burns in the engine compartment of a car near Miller Avenue and First Street Saturday afternoon.

Photo courtesy of Ann Arbor Fire Department

A man driving along an Ann Arbor street got a nasty surprise Saturday afternoon when a fire broke out in the engine compartment.

A man was driving a Volvo east on Miller Avenue near First Street on the west side of Ann Arbor about 3 p.m. when he saw smoke coming from the engine compartment, said Ann Arbor Fire Department battalion chief Robert Vogel. The motorist pulled over into a nearby driveway.

Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze.

The cause is unknown. No one was injured.

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