POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Four people and their dogs escaped without injury early Tuesday morning after a parked car caught fire directly in front of a home in Auburndale, spreading flames toward the residence.
According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Officer Hitchens of the Auburndale Police Department first spotted the blaze and radioed in a report around 12:54 a.m. on July 21, 2026.
The incident occurred in the Berkley Point neighborhood, where a vehicle parked along the property was fully engulfed in flames upon law enforcement’s arrival…