Union, Greenfield and Decatur fire departments responded to a home on Rigdon Road near the Erin Church Road Friday morning where a Dodge Challenger went up in flames in the residence’s carport.
Union Fire Chief Dale Yates said the fire was caused by an electrical issue with a battery charger.
“He had a battery charger hooked up to it,” Yates said. “The battery charger cord shorted out.”
Yates said he did not know the exact year of the vehicle; however bystanders at the scene reported the car was only a year or two old.
Firefighters and Newton County Emergency Management the vehicle from the carport with an EMA truck and worked to control the blaze while fuel from the car’s gas tank burned off before extinguishing the flames.
