Crime & Safety

Fire Guts Ambulance Parked at Parkway Plaza Mall

Smoke from a non-injury fire involving an ambulance parked at Parkway Plaza could be seen from Santee for a short time.

No one was injured in an explosion and fire that destroyed an unoccupied ambulance parked at the Westfield Parkway Plaza mall in El Cajon on Thursday afternoon.

The blaze occurred in fron of the Wal-Mart at the mall, and was reported around 4 p.m., according to Heartland Fire & Rescue.

Engine crews quickly responded and doused the fire, which reportedly caused no damage to surrounding vehicles or structures.

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Early reports indicated that an oxygen tank in the ambulance was related to the explosive fire, but an investigation is underway, and a cause hasn't been verified.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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