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Arson Suspected After Car Fire Gets Perilously Close To Manteca Home

MANTECA (CBS13) – Investigators say the car fire that got dangerously close to a Manteca home early Thursday morning appears to have been intentionally set.

The incident happened along Bermuda Lane a little after 3 a.m.

According to Manteca police, officers responded first and found a vehicle on fire in the driveway of a home. The officers helped escort the people inside the home out to safety through a side gate as firefighters went to work.

On 30 January 2020 at about 3:14 A.M. Manteca Police Officers were dispatched to the report of a vehicle fire on Bermuda...

Posted by City of Manteca - Local Government on Thursday, January 30, 2020

Firefighters were able to keep the flames from damaging the home.

No one was hurt in the incident, police say. Investigators believe the incident is a case of arson.

Police have not commented on any suspects at this point in the investigation.

Anyone with information relevant to the investigation is asked to contact Manteca police at (209) 456-8101.

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