PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Two vehicles stored inside a large garage were damaged after an early-morning fire near The Acreage.
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said they were called to a shed fire in the 16200 block of 76th Street North around 4:30 a.m.
They arrived to find a 1,500 square-foot garage engulfed in flames. The fire caused two of the vehicles' tires to pop.
Residents were inside a neighboring house at the time, but no one was inside the garage.
Investigators have determined the fire began on the west interior wall of the building. Linseed oil-soaked rags had been placed into a plastic container and combustible material was placed on the rags which sparked the fire, Fire Rescue said.
Investigators have classified the fire as accidental.
No one was hurt.
Hear explosions in Loxahatchee/Acreage area around 4 am? It was the tires popping on two cars inside a 1500-square-foot shed that caught on fire off 76th Street North @WPTV @FOX29WFLX pic.twitter.com/S7pjyvi9x9
— Amy Lipman (@AmyLipman) January 29, 2019
People were inside the neighboring house at the time but nobody was in this shed so nobody is hurt. The two cars are damaged. @PBCFR trying to figure out cause @WPTV @FOX29WFLX pic.twitter.com/Zdq2sLODBg
— Amy Lipman (@AmyLipman) January 29, 2019
