Fire at Jervois Ave, Magill, destroys racing car and shed A RACING car has been destroyed in a shed fire at Magill. The blaze broke out in the 20m x 15m shed at the rear of the Jervois Ave property about 3.30pm. Petrol and paint stored inside the shed fuelled the fire and it took about 40 minutes for 18 Metropolitan Fire Service firefighters to extinguish. The shed contained a racing car, spare parts, tools and machinery, all of which were destroyed. The cause of the fire was believed to be accidental and total damage was estimated at $150,000, an MFS spokeswoman said. A man and woman who were home at the time tried in vain to extinguish the fire before firefighters arrived, but the fire's intensity forced them to retreat.