By Hector Garcia •
Updated 3 hours ago
A car exploded into flames Thursday evening in Maryland when a driver used hand sanitizer while smoking a cigarette, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue.
The fire started about 5:30 p.m. at the Federal Plaza Shopping Center. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
The driver used hand sanitizer while smoking a cigarette, which a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman said is a bad combination in an unventilated area like a car.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue treated and transported one adult with minor burns and non-life-threatening injuries.
Hand Sanitizer, Cigarette Smoke, Poor Ventilation Lead to Car Fire in Rockville
At around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, a car fire started in the Federal Plaza Shopping Center’s parking lot in Rockville and resulted in the total loss of the vehicle.
Pete Piringer, spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services, tweeted that an adult was treated for minor burns and was taken to the hospital. The adult’s injuries were non-life-threatening, according to Piringer.
The cause of the fire was a combination of the driver using hand sanitizer and smoking a cigarette. Piringer tweeted that this is a bad combination in an unventilated area such as a car.
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Fire Chief Kevin Gaines of the Morongo Fire Department, whose retirement was announced this week. (Morongo Band of Mission Indians)
Morongo Fire Department Engineer/Advanced Life Support Coordinator Jason Carrizosa has been appointed as the new fire chief. (Morongo Band of Mission Indians)
MORONGO INDIAN RESERVATION, CA After a 40-year career in firefighting, Fire Chief Kevin Gaines of the Morongo Fire Department has retired, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians announced this week.
A six-year veteran of the Morongo Fire Department, Gaines said he will miss the members of my department and the many tribal members I have come to know over the years. Working for Morongo has been extremely fulfilling and I m very proud of the strides that the Morongo Fire Department has made over the past six years with the support of a Tribal Council who is very committed to advancing public safety.
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Subscriber only A quiet residential street in a sleepy Central Queensland mining town was abuzz with activity on Wednesday night after a car caught on fire near houses. A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman said firefighters found a car alight in a carport next to a house. She said there was no one in the car at the time and the fire was extinguished at 6.45pm. Paramedics remained on standby and there were no injuries reported. The fire crew made the area safe and left the car with the owner. The cause of the blaze has not been determined, but it is not being treated as suspicious.