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Beech Grove Fire Chief Jamie Gunter said Sunday that fire destroyed a car on Saturday evening near Curtis destroyed a vehicle but fortunately no injuries resulted from the incident. Firemen were called to the location on Farm to Market Road 2799 about 1/2 mile west of State Highway 63 West in the Curtis Community. Gunter said units arriving at the scene found the Honda Civic partially in the roadway and completely engulfed in flames. However, Gunter said all of the people in the car had made it out without injury. Firemen, along with deputies from the Jasper County Sheriffs blocked the road and handled traffic until the wreckage had been cleared from the scene by Jasper Xxon Towing and Recovery.