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Fire burns at car parts warehouse in Cary

The Cary Fire Department said it is investigating the cause of a small fire at a car dealership Monday.

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Michael Grace
, WRAL multimedia journalist
CARY, N.C. — The Cary Fire Department responded to a fire at a car warehouse Monday night, which left the building scorched and potentially millions of dollars in inventory at risk.

The department said around 9:15 p.m., crews were dispatched to Capital Area Accessory Distributors on Gregson Drive, off U.S. Highway 64 near Apex.

Cary fire said the building's sprinkler system activated and kept the fire in check until crews could put it out altogether. No one was inside the building at the time of the fire.

The battalion chief on scene told WRAL News they believe it was either bed liners or bumpers that had been burning.

Employees told WRAL News the building was essentially an auto parts warehouse with inventory worth millions of dollars nside. It is not known how much damage was actually caused by the fire or how the fire started.

The department is currently investigating the cause of the fire.

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