Eight cars destroyed in night fire at Kenosha salvage yard

  • Source: Kenosha News
  • Published: 08/05/2021 01:09 AM

Thick smoke and flames coming from the southeast portion of a local salvage yard led Kenosha firefighters to Jantz Automotive Sales Inc. lot at 3405 Washington Road where fire engulfed and damaged or destroyed eight vehicles Wednesday night. The fire was reported around 8:12 p.m. with multiple calls of smoke and flames coming from inside the lot itself, according to Capt. Dan Tilton of the Kenosha Fire Department. Tilton said the fire was "not suspicious in nature." "We have video footage of the tow truck driver dropping off the truck and shortly after that you can see that the fire started under a vehicle they had just dropped off that was involved in an (earlier) accident," Tilton said. The fire then spread quickly to seven vehicles nearby. The vehicles were in "various states" of disrepair. "I'd say the majority of them were salvage vehicles," he said. Damage estimates were not immediately available late Wednesday and fire investigators were schedule to meet with the property owner on Thursday.



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