Truck Destroyed By Engine Fire Outside Maryland Community Center (Photos)

An investigation has been launched after flames tore through a truck that was parked outside a Montgomery County community center on Monday afternoon.

The SUV was destroyed by fire on Monday afternoon.
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Zak Failla

10/09/2023 5:48 p.m.

Fire crews were called to the Crown Park Community Center on Crown Park Avenue, where a truck that had recently been towed to the lot went up in flames, according to officials.

The fire sparked in the engine compartment, investigators determined, and it left the front-end destroyed with damage to the interior dash.

No injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, though it is believed to have likely been a mechanical failure.

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