A rural Saline County woman escaped injury when her SUV caught fire in a veterinary clinic parking lot just west of Salina Thursday afternoon.
Sarah Finch had just left Westside Veterinary Clinic, 1441 W. North Street, and was starting her 1999 Dodge Durango when the engine compartment caught fire, Saline County Sheriff's Captain Jim Hughes said this morning. Finch was able to safely exit the SUV, he said.
Units from both the Salina Fire Department and Rural Fire District No. 7 responded to the fire shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday. Hughes said Salina firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze before rural firefighters arrived. The fire was contained in the engine compartment, he added.