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Firefighters stop car fire from spreading to Flour Bluff home

The man, who was inside the home at the time, didn't know his SUV was on fire.

Corpus Christi (KIII News) — Corpus Christi and Nueces county firefighters were able to save a home in Flour Bluff from catching fire Wednesday night.

That blaze started just after 8 at a home on Orion Drive near Waldron Road when the homeowner's SUV caught fire. Firefighters say the man had been working on installing a stereo when the engine compartment burst into flames.

Neighbors say they called 9-1-1 when they smelled a strong burning odor. The man, who was inside the home at the time, didn't know his SUV was on fire.

Fortunately no one was injured.

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