No injuries were reported after a fire engulfed a car in flames near Blaine Marine Park during the evening of July 17.
Blaine Police Department public information officer Timothy Richardson said North Whatcom Fire and Rescue received a call about the fire on Marine Drive shortly after 9 p.m. But before firefighters could arrive to quell the flames, two Blaine officers in the area noticed the large plume of black smoke and immediately responded to the scene of a white sedan fully engulfed in flames.
Similarly, Richardson said, two U.S. Border Patrol agents responded while on patrol. Police and Border Patrol shut down Marine Drive to traffic while NWFR put out the fire. Multiple pedestrians were at the scene, which was just a block away from Blaine Marine Park, a popular destination during the twilight hours when the fire occurred.
Richardson said no injuries were reported, and the vehicle owner won’t face charges. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, Richardson said.
“The driver of the vehicle said basically he returned back to his car and the interior was filled with black smoke,” Richardson said. “It clearly wasn’t intentionally or maliciously set.”
