40 Cars Destroyed In Auction Lot Inferno

Among the cars that were burnt to a crisp in the fire include a last-generation Kia Soul, a Jeep Renegade, a Chrysler 200, and a fourth-generation Chrysler minivan. The most valuable car reduced to melted metal appears to be aMercedes E-Class。唯一值得安慰的是,他们是垃圾汽车that were already severely damaged and deemed total losses. They were due to be sold at auction for parts or rebuild projects, but they clearly won't be salvageable anymore.

To put out the fire, tanker trucks entered to bring water deep into the auto yard. Forklifts were also used to raise move other cars away from the fire to try and save them.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but it's believed it may have been started by a lightning strike as thunderstorms were reported in the area on the night the fire started. This incident happened not long afterfloods in Arizona washed away a Toyota Priusand abrand new BMW M3 was damaged by floodsin New York caused by Storm Ida. With so many cars destroyed, the cost of the damage caused by the auction lot fire will be high, but no estimates have been released yet. Still, we must applaud the local fire department for getting the fiery inferno under control as quickly as it did.