Firefighters extinguished a burning Dodge Charger and saved two adjacent homes on Grover Street in Springfield Monday morning.
Firefighters work to crack open the hood of the Dodge Charger shortly after extinguishing the blaze Monday morning. UPDATE: 7 A.M.- Dennis Leger, public information officer with the Springfield Fire Department said no one was injured in the fire and cause has yet to be determined. He said an estimated $10,000 in damage was done to the houses at 38-40 and 42-44 Grover St.
SPRINGFIELD- Firefighters extinguished a burning 2011 Dodge Charger and saved two adjacent homes on Grover Street in Springfield Monday morning.
Around 5:30 a.m., several 911 calls reported a car in a driveway exploding and catching two nearby houses on fire in the Liberty Heights neighborhood.
Springfield firefighters arrived and had the situation under control within minutes, although the houses at 38/40 and 42/44 Grover Street were both damaged in the incident.
Springfield police and American Medical Response EMTs also assisted at the scene.
Springfield firefighters look under the hood of a 2011 Dodge Charger which burst into flames on Grover Street.An investigation to determine the cause of the fire is underway.
It wasn't immediately known if anyone was injured in the incident.
More information will be published as it becomes available on this developing story.