Two Vehicles Totaled By Fire Resulting From 'Burnouts' In Parking Lot
Incident Type:
Vehicle
Dispatch:
Saturday, August 21, 2021 - 10:20pm
Arrival:
Saturday, August 21, 2021 - 10:27pm
Address:
4800 block Hayes Road
Madison, WI
Madison, WI
Narrative:
Firefighters responded to a vehicle fire in the parking lot of a hotel on the 4800 block of Hayes Road. Upon arrival, Engine Co. 8 found one vehicle fully involved with fire. It was situated next to an SUV that also caught on fire. Engine 8 pulled a line and knocked down both vehicle fires.
The driver of the first vehicle reported to firefighters he was “doing a burnout” in the lot when the rear of the car started to smoke and caught on fire. He ran into the hotel lobby to find a fire extinguisher but wasn’t able to locate one. Both his vehicle and the SUV were rental vehicles, and both appeared to be a total loss following the fire.
Posted 08/24/2021 - 10:36am
Contacts:
Cynthia Schuster (Public Information Officer)