Firefighters battle parking garage fire in Santa Monica; Several vehicles damaged by flames
Santa Monica Fire Department crews were engaged with a fire located inside of a parking garage Friday evening.
Crews on scene extinguished several vehicles that were on fire inside of the garage, located on 4th Street and Broadway in Santa Monica. The fire was first reported at 6:20 p.m.
One person was hospitalized and two others were inspected for injuries after the fires were caused by a two-car collision that occurred inside of the parking structure.
The fire was set off by a series of explosions that occurred following the collision, resulting from the electrical batteries of both vehicles.
In all, firefighters extinguished four vehicles.
As a result, crews closed the portion of 4th street between Broadway and Colorado Avenue as they continued to battle the blaze.
The roadways were reopened at around 9:45 p.m. after firefighters were able to fully contain the situation; they also reported that the flames had been contained in just over 20 minutes.