Three vehicles were heavily damaged in a fire Monday morning in the parking lot outside a Wegmans store in Henrietta, firefighters said.
Henrietta Fire District crews responded to the Wegmans at 650 Hylan Drive for a reported vehicle fire.
Two vehicles destroyed, no injuries reported
Firefighters found three vehicles involved in the blaze. Two vehicles were destroyed, while a third sustained significant damage, according to fire officials.
No injuries were reported.
Fire started in engine compartment
Investigators determined the fire was mechanical in nature and began in the engine compartment of the first vehicle involved.
Officials said none of the vehicles involved were electric vehicles.
HAZMAT incident declared over lithium-ion batteries
Firefighters also declared a HAZMAT incident after several lithium-ion batteries used for residential landscaping equipment began melting inside one of the vehicles.
Officials said the batteries required containment but were not the cause of the fire.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Wegmans car fire damages 3 vehicles in Henrietta. See video
Reporting by Victoria E. Freile, New York Connect Team / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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