GREENSBORO, N.C. — Firefighters say seven cars were damaged when one of the vehicles caught fire in the parking deck at Moses Cone Hospital.
Smoke was seen billowing from the third floor of the building on Wednesday morning around 7:15 a.m.
Firefighters say there was a problem with one of the car's engines, and that's when the fire started. It then spread to the other cars. Two vehicles were engulfed in flames.
The five other cars were damaged from heat and debris, but are not total losses.
The cause of the fire has been determined to be accidental and mechanical.
Firefighters say no one was hurt, and the fire did not structurally damage the parking deck.
Greensboro Fire Chief Dwayne Church says because the parking deck is an open-air space, the smoke was able to escape and did not get inside the hospital or surrounding buildings.
A Cone Health spokesperson said the hospital has closed part of the parking deck while damage to the deck is being assessed. The deck should reopen by this afternoon.
In the meantime, the hospital is 'parking visitors in various lots.' Visitors should continue using the free valet parking as usual.
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