Church, high-performance cars damaged in spate of fires across Adelaide

Three separate fires in the past 24 hours have caused damage across Adelaide, with a heritage church, a mechanic and a Parafield Gardens home all up in smoke.

More than 30 firefighters rushed to a North Adelaide church this morning, after plumes of smoke were spotted billowing from the window.

At 9.15am on Thursday, fire crews were alerted to the blaze at the church on Tynte Street, North Adelaide.

A total of 11 appliances attended the scene where a small fire was located inside the church.

“The church had a small amount of furniture and looked to be vacated,” an MFS spokesperson said.

MFS firefighters took 10 minutes to control the blaze.

The 1881-built double-brick building was formerly the North Adelaide Primitive Methodist Church but the property is now privately owned.

While the building received some smoke damage from the burning materials inside, the fire caused no structural damage.

A heritage-listed church in North Adelaide has been saved after a fire broke out. 7NEWS Adelaide at 6pm | https://t.co/8ftPfGgvkq#7NEWSpic.twitter.com/xKijnDvJf4

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Smoke could be seen billowing from the windows of the church. Picture: 7NEWS

The blaze caused smoke and minor property damage. Picture: Dylan Hogarth

There was no structural damage caused by the blaze. Picture: Dylan Hogarth

It comes after a northern suburbs home went up in flames overnight as police investigate the cause of the blaze.

Just before midnight on Wednesday, firefighters and police were called to Bardsley Ave, Parafield Gardens, after reports of a house fire.

Fire crews extinguished the blaze before it could spread to nearby properties – but not before the house was extensively damaged.

The occupants of the home were able to flee without injury.

Police are hunting an arsonist after flames engulfed a Parafield Gardens home causing the roof to collapse. Meanwhile, a man has been rescued from a fire in a Maylands unit. High-performance vehicles have been destroyed in a blaze that started outside a Lonsdale warehouse. #7NEWSpic.twitter.com/y98WeGJvk8

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Fire cause investigators were are at the scene on Thursday, probing the cause of the blaze.

Police are appealing for anyone with information on the fire or who saw anything suspicious in the street to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online at crimestopperssa.com.au.

You can remain anonymous.

Earlier on Wednesday evening, a fire razed a southern suburbs mechanic – causing almost $200,000 worth of damage, with a number of high performance vehicles torched by the blaze.

Firefighters were called to Morphett Vale Garage, on O’Sullivan Beach Road at Lonsdale, about 9pm after reports of flames inside a warehouse.

It took eight vehicles and 28 firefighters an hour to extinguish the blaze, with assistance from CFS crews.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation but has been deemed accidental.

Meanwhile, 7NEWS reported a man has been rescued from a fire in a Maylands unit.