CORONA, Calif. (KABC) -- Three adults suffered minor injuries and two children escaped harm early Monday morning when a car slammed into a guest house in Corona and erupted in flames, authorities said.
The collision was reported shortly before 2 a.m. in the 1000 block of Cleveland Way, said John DeYoe, spokesman for the Corona Fire Department.
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A woman and her two grandchildren were asleep in the 1,000-square-foot structure at the time of the fiery incident, which happened when the sedan jumped a curb and plowed through a 5-foot-tall concrete wall, then toppled a tree and crashed into a living room area.
The occupants were asleep in a rear bedroom. The woman suffered minor burns to her hands.
"My grandma has a bad habit of falling asleep on the couch sometimes," said Crystal Hernandez. "I just can't even imagine if she had stayed on the couch like she normally does."
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The driver and passenger, identified only as two men in their late 30s, were transported to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Police were conducting interviews at the medical center.
The sedan and the guest house were destroyed in the fire.