Dozens of residents watched from porches and balconies as two vehicles were destroyed in a parking lot fire Thursday at the Chico Commons apartment complex at Amanda Way.
“We saw this dark black smoke coming over here and the next thing we knew we heard these loud bangs,” said resident Cory Smith. “When we finally saw the fire, it was 10 to 15 feet high.”
The Chico Fire Department received the dispatch call at around 5:49 p.m. Thursday and arrived on the scene shortly after, said Fire Captain Mike Watner.
No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is undetermined, Watner said.
Watner said it appeared the fire started in one vehicle and spread to the other. The fire was controlled and put out by the firefighters.
Residents surrounding the scene watched as the vehicles burnt and tires popped with loud bangs.
“We were just hanging out in the pool and all of a sudden we saw black smoke right behind us,” said Neilsa Seivwright, who lives nearby.