Fire engulfed two houses near Pinecrest Lake Thursday, destroying one and damaging the other.
Firefighters were able to keep the blaze from spreading to wildlands.
One house was fully involved when firefighters arrived about noon.
Steven Gregory, Tuolumne County Fire investigator, said he, Capt. Brian Bosque and training Capt. Christa Covert were able to save a Jeep from the garage of the house where the fire started. The fire spread to a wall of the house next door as firefighters arrived.
Charlie Hard, of Strawberry, who works in Pinecrest, said, "When I arrived, two Pinecrest Fire Department engines were handling it really well."