Crime & Safety
Man Airlifted to Hospital After Driveway Car Fire
The victim sustained burns to his hands, arms and abdomen, a fire official said.
A man was airlifted to a hospital after being injured in a car fire in his driveway Wednesday afternoon, a fire official said.
According to the Alameda County Fire Department, the fire occurred at about 1:20 p.m. at a home on Regents Boulevard.
Responding crews found a man suffering from burn injuries. The man sustained burns to his hands, arms and abdomen, said Alameda County Fire Department spokeswoman Aisha Knowles.
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Paramedic crews provided treatment on scene and moved him to , where the victim was airlifted via helicopter and flown to a burn hospital in San Jose for treatment, Knowles said.
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