<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police are investigating a suspicious car fire in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/adelaide" rel="" target="" title="Adelaide"><span>Adelaide</span></a><span>'s western suburbs.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Emergency services rushed to a unit complex on Marion Road in Brooklyn Park after the Nissan SUV was found alight before 9pm last night.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Nearby residents called Triple Zero after they smelt smoke and saw the flames burning dangerously close to homes.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sora-on-pirie-adelaide-restaurant-bar-raises-age-limit-to-21/9f913892-3262-432e-b904-ff944b5c8fd0"><strong><span>Upscale Adelaide bar bans under-21s from entry</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I was a bit scared because it was so close to our house, but first thing I did was tell mum," a resident told 9News.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Fire crews quickly extinguished the blaze but the Nissan was extensively damaged.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police said checks revealed the car was allegedly stolen from a home in nearby Underdale hours earlier.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/adelaide-news-police-investigate-suspicious-car-fire-brooklyn-park-apartment-block/a3ae7319-18d8-4b73-9c24-c5eeb9fe94bf" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/woman-killed-in-two-car-collision-in-south-australia/059dbde0-8d6c-4344-a3f5-80d4ba05145b" rel="" target="" title="Woman killed, three seriously injured in two-car collision north of Adelaide"><strong><span>Woman killed, three seriously injured in two-car collision north of Adelaide</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Residents who live near the unit block said there have been similar incidents in recent years and some people don't feel safe in the neighbourhood.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I feel for the owner of the vehicle, there goes a bit of money, hard-earned cash down the drain," a resident said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Not surprised, it's not the first time this has happened, it's probably the third time since we've been here that there's been a fire in that area."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A car was set on fire in the same carport in 2023.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's been ongoing I think, so starting to feel not as safe anymore," another resident said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police are investigating the cause of last night's fire.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>