Cars burn at Molalla Ford; estimated $15,000 in damages
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A fire of unknown cause consumed one truck at the Molalla Ford dealership and damaged two other vehicles on Monday morning.
About 5 a.m. that morning, a passerby reported seeing one of the used vehicles in the lot, a 2000 Ford Ranger, burning. The fire, which appears to have started in the engine, destroyed the motor and much of the cab.
A 2002 Subaru WRX also caught fire and a 1999 Ford F250 suffered paint and fender damage, according to Molalla Ford manager Andy Fosket. The vehicles, both used, were property of the dealership.
Molalla firefighters were able quickly contain the blaze. Molalla Fire Department chief Vince Stafford, who estimated the damges at $15,000 in value, said the cause of fire is undetermined.
Although arson is a possibility, he said, "It's one of those where you kind of scratch your head on it. There was nothing that leaped right out as 'This is arson.' It looks like it started in the engine, and normally if someone's going to torch something, they'll knock a window out and throw something inside."
Molalla Police Department is investigating.
-By Abby Sewell
About 5 a.m. that morning, a passerby reported seeing one of the used vehicles in the lot, a 2000 Ford Ranger, burning. The fire, which appears to have started in the engine, destroyed the motor and much of the cab.
A 2002 Subaru WRX also caught fire and a 1999 Ford F250 suffered paint and fender damage, according to Molalla Ford manager Andy Fosket. The vehicles, both used, were property of the dealership.
Molalla firefighters were able quickly contain the blaze. Molalla Fire Department chief Vince Stafford, who estimated the damges at $15,000 in value, said the cause of fire is undetermined.
Although arson is a possibility, he said, "It's one of those where you kind of scratch your head on it. There was nothing that leaped right out as 'This is arson.' It looks like it started in the engine, and normally if someone's going to torch something, they'll knock a window out and throw something inside."
Molalla Police Department is investigating.
-By Abby Sewell
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