![A burnt out Holden Commodore, set alight on Kiewa Street on the afternoon of Thursday, January 18. Picture supplied A burnt out Holden Commodore, set alight on Kiewa Street on the afternoon of Thursday, January 18. Picture supplied](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/u2TKvX7hYXGMrKgrD4ZiFN/371e37d3-7e71-4cc9-af53-423c702cf49f.JPEG/r0_253_960_853_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
A spate of Border car fires continues with a Holden Commodore destroyed by flames in South Albury, the eighth such incident in 13 days.
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Firefighters were called to Kiewa Street in South Albury about 6.40pm on Thursday, January 18, after receiving multiple triple zero calls.
![A gutted Toyota HiLux, set alight on Thursday morning. Picture by Blair Thomson A gutted Toyota HiLux, set alight on Thursday morning. Picture by Blair Thomson](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/u2TKvX7hYXGMrKgrD4ZiFN/65e0e745-9ef4-4cbf-a6f1-a2e7cf66f4a6.JPG/r0_265_5184_3191_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
The burning silver Holden was gutted by the flames.
The incident followed a blaze at Diamond Park on the Lincoln Causeway about 2.30am on Thursday.
![Two vehicles were burnt at Splitters Creek on Thursday morning. File photo Two vehicles were burnt at Splitters Creek on Thursday morning. File photo](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/u2TKvX7hYXGMrKgrD4ZiFN/5d3f9176-c27e-4b71-ab5b-f6e4b9dcd073.jpg/r0_188_2016_1321_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
During that incident, a dumped Toyota HiLux utility was set alight and gutted.
The vehicle, which was burnt near Wodonga Creek, had been stolen in Albury a short time earlier.
![A burning vehicle near the Albury monument on January 8. File photo A burning vehicle near the Albury monument on January 8. File photo](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/u2TKvX7hYXGMrKgrD4ZiFN/e0462c05-d549-4ec7-b3b3-04e5b598a5e4.jpg/r0_1358_3024_3279_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Both were destroyed.
![Burnt out car on Heathwood Avenue in Lavington. It was gutted on January 9. File photo Burnt out car on Heathwood Avenue in Lavington. It was gutted on January 9. File photo](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/u2TKvX7hYXGMrKgrD4ZiFN/58808a6c-4429-472c-a95a-31f95e3ebf60.jpeg/r1834_1503_5324_3550_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Those three fires occurred on January 8 and 9, and followed a car fire on Prune Street on January 6.
Albury and Wodonga police are investigating all of the fires.
![This Volkswagen Golf also sustained fire damage in White Box Rise on January 9. File photo This Volkswagen Golf also sustained fire damage in White Box Rise on January 9. File photo](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/u2TKvX7hYXGMrKgrD4ZiFN/10eeacaf-4055-4426-9a7d-b16713562e07.jpeg/r0_280_5472_3369_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Fire and Rescue NSW Superintendent Stewart Alexander urged members of the public to always call triple zero after spotting such incidents.
"I'd say to anybody who sees a car alight, do not approach it," he said.
![Fire crews were called to Lavington, near Prune Street, about 1.45am on Saturday, January 6. File photo Fire crews were called to Lavington, near Prune Street, about 1.45am on Saturday, January 6. File photo](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/u2TKvX7hYXGMrKgrD4ZiFN/f558c5fe-6ae2-4995-aca3-53c2744217ed.jpeg/r192_394_960_815_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
"Call triple zero immediately - it's very important it's done straight away.
"Even if you think someone's rung triple zero, make the call anyway and the appropriate fire service will respond."
Anyone with information can call Albury police on (02) 6023 9299, Wodonga police on (02) 6049 2600, or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.