CARS SCORCHED IN SCHOOL BLAZE VALLEY COLLEGE FIRE 'SUSPICIOUS'.Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer VAN NUYS - Fire investigators were searching for clues Monday into a suspicious blaze that ignited in some brush and melted paint off several cars in a Los Angeles Valley College LAVC redirects here. For the software library, see libavcodec. The university is adjacent to Grant High School. Often called "Valley College" or simply "Valley" by those who frequent the campus, it opened its doors to the public on September 12, 1949, at which time the campus was student parking lot, authorities said. About 20 firefighters were called out at 1:45 p.m. Monday to student parking lot C near Oxnard Street and Campus Drive where they found five tall pine trees in flames In Flames is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden founded in 1990. Along with Dark Tranquillity and At the Gates, they pioneered what is now known as melodic death metal. . The blaze was doused within about 15 minutes. 7It erupted from some brush and into the pine trees, sending flames and smoke about 40 feet into the air, said Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. spokesman Brian Humphrey. ``It put up quite a column of smoke,'' he said. ``The fire was fed by dead pine needles pine needles pine npl → Kiefernnadeln pl pine needles npl → aghi mpl di pino . Thankfully we didn't have any wind.'' There were no injuries, but the paint and plastic melted off several cars, which included a 1967 Ford Mustang For other Ford Mustang models and concepts, see . The Ford Mustang is an automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company, originally based on the Ford Falcon compact.[1] and a new BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. 540i sedan, Humphrey said. Each vehicle had about $1,000 in damages. Fire inspectors are investigating the cause. ``We surmise that it could have been carelessness, or it could have been a deliberate act,'' Humphrey said. The college's chief of security, L.A. County sheriff's Deputy Randy Tuinstra, arrived at the scene shortly after the school alarm went off. ``The pine trees were almost fully engulfed,'' he said. ``The front ends of six cars were melted. When the owners came out, they were surprised. They couldn't believe it.'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) A group of students examines one of several cars that were damaged in a fire Monday at Los Angeles Valley College. (2) Firefighters foam down pine trees at the college Monday. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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