FBI investigating fire that destroyed cars outside US consulate in Tijuana
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The FBI announced Friday it is investigating a New Year’s Day fire outside the U.S. consulate in Mexico that destroyed several U.S. government vehicles.
"The FBI is working with our federal and host-nation partners in Mexico to investigate an incident at the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana, which resulted in damage to government property,” the agency said in a statement.
The fire began about 1 a.m. behind the consulate’s walls in Tijuana, consulate spokeswoman Preeti Shah told the Associated Press. Shah said there was no apparent attempt to enter the building. No one was injured.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tijuana firefighters put out the blaze. Shah said at least four vehicles were burned completely and one other was partially damaged.
A Tijuana official told the San Diego Union-Tribune that the Mexican Federal Attorney General’s Office was investigating the blaze. No arrests have been made.
Fox News’ Matthew Dean and the Associated Press contributed to this report.