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Arcing, since metal does not allow internal electrical fields. Iron is ferromagnetic, and does absorb some microwave radiation. The arcs in the adjacent wood ignite it.

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So what about the trees standing next to the melted car?

I reckon they were made of wood...

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Put some dry wood and a piece of steel-belted radial in a microwave. Let me know what happen. (I don't really want to try this myself.)

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The microwave being the key piece here.

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