Eric Mocsari of the Oak Ridge Fire Department checks a Volkswagen Beetle that caught fire at a gas pump at Weigel’s gas station and convenience store on South Illinois Avenue on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
A firefighter on his way to work at the Y-12 National Security Complex extinguished a fire in a Volkswagen Beetle at Weigel’s gas station Saturday evening.
Jim Wilson of the Y-12 Fire Department used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire in the back of the VW car, which was at a gas pump, just after 5 p.m. Saturday. The flames burned through a grill on the back of the car above the engine, and they were visible from South Illinois Avenue.
It wasn’t clear what caused the fire.
The Oak Ridge Fire Department responded quickly after 911 was called, and firefighters checked the vehicle for hot spots and investigated.
Wilson said he was on his way to work at the time of the fire.
Power was turned off to the gas pump island, and power to the gas pumps appeared to be back on as of about 6 p.m. Saturday.
No injuries were reported.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
Jim Wilson of the Y-12 Fire Department, center, used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire in the back of a Volkswagen Beetle at Weigel’s gas station and convenience store on South Illinois Avenue on Saturday evening, Dec. 24, 2016. Also pictured above are Eric Mocsari of the Oak Ridge Fire Department, left, and ORFD Battalion Chief Eric Rackard, second from right. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
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