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Firefighters are battling an unusual fire that was sparked after a car slammed into the back of a cafe in Santa Monica and hit a gas line.
The Santa Monica Fire Department tweeted just before 8:30 a.m., Wednesday morning, that firefighters responded to the scene on the 700 block of Montana Avenue. According to KTLA, the car appeared to jump the curb in the parking lot and crashed into the building.
.@santamonicafd official tells me vehicle hit the back this restaurant, hit a gas line which started the fire. @KTLA pic.twitter.com/CamHrKGVQx
— mark mester (@mester_mark) August 12, 2015
Crews were able to contain the fire in the back of the Cafe de Paris, but the fire in the car remained stubborn and was still burning almost 40 minutes later.
The cafe was open when the crash happened, but it is unclear whether the driver or anyone in the restaurant was hurt. It is also unknown what led to the crash.
Car crashed into Cafe de Paris in #SantaMonica. According to web site, cafe opened at 8A. pic.twitter.com/UctzUESvj8
— Jennifer Thang (@jenniferthang) August 12, 2015
Look at the car into Cafe de Paris in #SantaMonica. It's still on fire. @KTLA pic.twitter.com/xJbXNbRKZn
— mark mester (@mester_mark) August 12, 2015
.@santamonicafd works to extinguish fire that began when car went into cafe (pic @mester_mark) http://t.co/puarGc0RL2 pic.twitter.com/fkDHmkoz54
— KTLA (@KTLA) August 12, 2015