Crime & Safety
PHOTOS: Corvette Engulfed in Fire
The car caught on fire after it backfired when started on top of leaves in a Hopkins Street driveway.
A fire destroyed an older Corvette in a Hopkins Street driveway on Tuesday morning.
Melrose firefighters quickly extinguished the fully engulfed car after arriving at the home around 11:48 a.m.
The fire apparently began when the owner restoring the car started it and the car backfired while parked atop leaves in the driveway, which also caught fire.
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There were no injuries.
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