Carson City firefighters knock down vehicle fire at College Parkway apartments
Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called early Monday afternoon to a fully-engulfed vehicle fire at Parkway Plaza apartments located at 20 College Parkway.
Arriving Carson City Fire Department personnel report the vehicle is a BMW. Carson City dispatch received several 911 calls just after 12 noon. No structures were threatened, according to first responders on scene. The fire was quickly knocked down.
The cause is under investigation.
A few minutes later, firefighters were called to the 2100 block of California Street for a report of an unknown substance that caused a reaction while a person was cleaning a bathroom. The woman was advised to evacuate the apartment.
Arriving firefighters found food left on a stove, and determined the cleaning agent didn't cause a dangerous reaction, according to a fire battalion chief on scene.