PORT ANGELES — Firefighters responded Sunday after a 1969 Volkswagen Beetle caught fire south-east of Port Angeles.
The car’s owner, David Louden, told Clallam County Fire District No. 2 firefighters he had traveled less than 100 yards when the car backfired and he noticed flames coming from the engine compartment, according to a press release.
He reported the fire at about 7:52 a.m. at 335 Dietz Road.
Firefighters had the fire under control within minutes.
The fire district sent seven firefighters in one fire engine, a command vehicle and a medic unit.
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