Philadelphia Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Antique Cars

Latin Cruisers Car Club was engulfed in flames.
Two-alarm fire left the Latin Cruisers Car Club engulfed in flames. (MyFoxPhilly photo)
Published Wednesday, August 1, 2012

PHILADELPHIA (MyFoxPhilly) - The fire marshal's office is investigating a blaze that destroyed a Philadelphia garage containing up to 20 antique cars, according to one owner.

SkyFOX was over the scene of the huge fire at Jasper and Westmoreland streets in Kensington at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday

The two-alarm fire left the Latin Cruisers Car Club engulfed in flames, FOX 29's Dave Schratwieser reported.

The fire was placed under control by 10:30 a.m., but one owner said 18 to 20 antique cars with a total estimated value of $1 million had been inside the facility, Schratwieser tweeted from the scene. There were about four different owners.

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Philadelphia Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Antique Cars

Latin Cruisers Car Club was engulfed in flames.
Two-alarm fire left the Latin Cruisers Car Club engulfed in flames. (MyFoxPhilly photo)

Philadelphia Battalion 10: Two-Alarm Fire


Significant fire in a garage at Jasper and Cornwall