The Alexandria Fire Department has been busy the last couple of days. Between Saturday, March 22, and Monday, March 24, firefighters extinguished six vehicle fires.
The incidents are unrelated and accidental in nature, according to AFD.
“These incidents have been determined to be accidental vehicle fires, with no reported injuries or suspicious circumstances involved,” AFD spokesperson Katie Bishop told ALXnow.
AFD put out a vehicle fire at around 2 a.m. on March 21 on Interstate 395 near the Duke Street exit. Later that day, a vehicle fire was extinguished on Eisenhower Avenue near Telegraph Road.
On March 24, AFD put out a blaze in a parking lot in the 2400 block of Duke Street. That same day, AFD responded to two vehicles on fire in a residential parking lot at Van Dorn and Stevenson Avenue.
According to the U.S. Fire Administration, if your vehicle catches fire:
- Pull over as quickly as you can when it is safe.
- Once you have stopped, turn off the engine.
- Get everyone out of the car. Never return to a burning car.
- Do not try to fight the fire yourself.
- If you think there is a fire under the hood or trunk, do not open it. This could cause the fire to grow.
- Move everyone at least 100 feet from the burning car and well away from traffic.
- Call 911.
