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OAKHURST, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Officers with the California Highway Patrol are advising drivers however to debar a conveyance occurrence aft 1 was engulfed successful flames adjacent a road successful Oakhurst connected Wednesday morning.
Officers responded to Highway 41, southbound of Mecca Lane, astatine astir 10 a.m. connected Wednesday aft a conveyance caught fire.
CHP says the conveyance "took the adjacent writer on for the ride," but occurrence crews responded and were capable to incorporate the fire.
Following the incident, officers shared immoderate tips to debar "turning your car into a fire-breathing dragon":
- Regularly cheque for fluid leaks, cracked hoses, worn wiring, and the Check Engine light.
- Avoid parking implicit adust writer due to the fact that a vehicle's blistery exhaust strategy tin commencement a wildfire
- Don't store flammable worldly successful the vehicle, specified arsenic flammable gases oregon fireworks.
"Stay cool. Drive smart. And support your car from becoming a firestarter!" CHP wrote.
The origin of the occurrence is unknown.
