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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