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Marco Muzzo's vehicle impounded in Vaughan crash hit by fire

The vehicle belonging to a man charged in an alleged drunk driving incident that killed three children and their grandfather experienced a "minor electrical fire" while being held by police this week.

York Police say 'nobody came and set the vehicle on fire'

Marco Muzzo, 29, faces 18 charges related to the deaths of three children and their grandfather on Sunday. A small fire broke out in his jeep that is being held by York Police. (Pam Davies/CBC)
The vehicle belonging to a man charged in analleged drunk driving incident that killed three children and theirgrandfather experienced a "minor electrical fire" while being heldby police this week.

York Regional Police seized the jeep belonging to Marco Muzzoafter the deadly crash on Sunday in Vaughan, Ont., north of Toronto.

On Monday evening, while the vehicle was being held in the secureevidence bay at police headquarters, police say a small fire beganin the front grill of the vehicle and was quickly extinguished.

Duty Insp. Gary Miner says the integrity of evidence in the casewas not compromised.

Minersays the fire was likely caused by an issue with thebattery.

He says nobody came and set the vehicle on fire.

Muzzo, of King Township, Ont., faces a dozen impaired-drivingoffences and six charges related to the dangerous operation of amotor vehicle after he allegedly crashed into a minivan carrying sixmembers of a family.

Nine-year-old Daniel Neville-Lake, his five-year-old brotherHarrison, their two-year-old sister Milly and their 65-year-oldgrandfather died in the crash.