Vehicle engine catches fire at auto parts store parking lot, Parkersburg WV


A Chevy Blazer's engine caught fire in the parking lot near Murdoch Avenue at O'Reilly's Auto Parts. Flames were seen coming from the hood, and the fire was spreading. Someone tried to put out the fire with an extinguisher, which temporarily reduced the flames, but the fire flared up again. The vehicle was located away from the building when the fire department arrived.
Audio|Source: Parkersburg and Vienna Public Safety, West Virginia State Police
02:19
Transcript:
00:00
We've got a vehicle on fire here at O'Reilly's Auto Park.
00:04
You've got the fire department down here.
00:08
104. I'm on the follow there.
00:16
They're flames shooting up from the hood.
00:19
The vehicle looks like it's going to be fully engulfed here soon.
00:25
No one.
00:30
I release. Auto part that near Murdoch Avenue, have it possibly fully involved vehicle fire.
00:38
Home page 14-0.
00:46
Thank you very much.
00:49
Good horse, ringing out.
00:51
O'Reilly's near Murdoch Avenue.
00:55
A report of a Chevy Blazer on fire, possibly fully involved.
01:19
129th.
01:23
Judge.
01:25
Just advise.
01:26
I use the fire extinguisher on it.
01:27
It knocked the flame down, but it's coming back.
01:34
Never.
01:38
We've got three in that.
01:40
The rescue's tied up.
01:46
418, 1414.
01:52
1404. 1404.
01:55
304. 30 cents, around, so I'm out.
02:01
Point nine.
02:05
Two.
02:13
8-02's on scene.
02:15
We drove a Blazer with the engine compartment on fire.
02:18
It is away from the building.
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Location mentioned:
Near Murdoch Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26105
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