by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer –
MASON CITY – The Mason City Fire Department and Mason City Police were dispatched to South California Avenue Sunday afternoon for a car fire.
It was reported that the car was fully engulfed in flames and that the fire was spreading into the ditch.
The fire fighters had put out the fire in the ditch, preventing the threat of heading to the nearby bean field, then proceeded to put out the car fire.
No information is known at this time as to the cause of the fire.
Affordable Towing was called to take the vehicle away.