JFD-1Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to a grass fire in the 400 block of 4th Street Northwest, about 11:36 a.m., on Wednesday.

City Fire Chief Jim Reuther says, the initial call was for a car fire.

He said the driver indicated that he lost his brakes, and the vehicle went into a ditch and was hung up on a ridge.  The hot exhaust system, or the spinning tires trying to get out of the ditch caused the grass fire.

The vehicle received no damage, with about an 8×8 foot section of grass burned.

No injuries reported.

20 city fire fighters and 5 units were on the scene about 15 minutes.