This vehicle caught fire early on Friday, April 15, 2011. Photo by Doug Moore.

COBB, Calif. – An early morning fire in Cobb on Friday destroyed a van but missed a nearby residence.

The fire was reported shortly after 2 a.m. Friday at 9347 Fox Drive in Cobb, according to radio reports.

Neighbors reported hearing an explosion and county dispatchers received multiple calls on the incident.

The fire burned a van, but while the fire originally was reported to have burned a nearby structure, the building wasn't affected, witnesses said.

South Lake County Fire Protection District did not return a call seeking comment on the fire.

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