No one was injured when a Lexus caught fire in eastern Saline County on Tuesday afternoon.

Juan Reveles-Murillo, 20, of Salina, was driving a 2001 Lexus in the 400 block of South Gypsum Valley Road at approximately 2:30 p.m. when the vehicle went into the ditch and got stuck, Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning. When Reveles-Murillo got out of the vehicle, he smelled smoke, Soldan said.

By the time deputies and firefighters from Rural Fire District No. 5 arrived, the Lexus was engulfed. The loss was estimated at $2,000, Soldan said.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/6/1592414503506.jpeg" alt="The Lexus driver escaped the vehicle before it became engulfed. Photo courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office" />
 <figcaption>The Lexus driver escaped the vehicle before it became engulfed. Photo courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office</figcaption>
 </figure>No one was injured when a Lexus caught fire in eastern Saline County on Tuesday afternoon.Juan Reveles-Murillo, 20, of Salina, was driving a 2001 Lexus in the 400 block of South Gypsum Valley Road at approximately 2:30 p.m. when the vehicle went into the ditch and got stuck, Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning. When Reveles-Murillo got out of the vehicle, he smelled smoke, Soldan said.By the time deputies and firefighters from Rural Fire District No. 5 arrived, the Lexus was engulfed. The loss was estimated at $2,000, Soldan said.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/6/1592414982656.jpeg" alt="What's left of the Lexus. Photo courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office" />
 <figcaption>What's left of the Lexus. Photo courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office</figcaption>
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Driver escapes injury when Lexus catches fire