Overheated tablet causes car fire in Waldorf

  • Source: Bay Net
  • Published: 08/09/2018 10:26 AM

An accidental car fire caused an estimated $5,000 worth of damage to man's car, Thursday evening. On Aug. 8, 6:40 p.m., crews from the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department responded to Fast Track Tag & Title located 2210 Crain Highway, Waldorf for the report of a fire. Five firefighters arrived on scene and discovered a white Chevrolet Impala with flames inside the vehicle and quickly extinguished it. Investigation revealed the source of fire was an ACER computer tablet that became overheated inside the car.



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