MADRAS, OR -- An SUV was destroyed by a Monday evening fire, south of Madras. Jefferson County Fire & EMS officials say the driver and two passengers were alerted by the driver behind them that sparks were coming from underneath the SUV. They pulled over near S. Adams and SW Crestview, and fire engulfed the engine bay. Everyone escaped unharmed.

Firefighters responded and extinguished the fire, while law enforcement closed the area.