Hundreds of Central Coast residents were awakened by the sound of fire engines as suspicious fires destroyed or damaged more than a dozen vehicles.
Santa Maria firefighters were called to an apartment complex near Blosser Road and Morrison Avenue at around 1 a.m. Thursday.
They found vehicles burning in two different carport areas of the apartment complex. A number of the vehicles were total losses. No one was hurt.
The cause of the fires is considered to be suspicious.
