Fire destroys classic cars

WEYMOUTH, Mass.—A two-alarm fire in a Weymouth garage destroyed three rare classic cars, including one reportedly used in “The Great Gatsby.“

Firefighters responded to the fire Wednesday after an apparent explosion in a 1929 Buick Roadmaster owned by retired machinist Ray Bean.

According to his son, Ray Bean Jr., the 89-year-old man escaped the fire while it devoured the three vehicles.

The younger Bean told The Boston Globe that the Roadmaster had been used as a prop in the films “The Great Gatsby and “The Witches of Eastwick.“

Bean said the fire also claimed a 1964-1/2 Ford Mustang convertible and a 1915 Dodge Phaeton, one of only three remaining in the United States.

Bean said his father wasn’t hurt by the fire but that he is heartbroken.