QUINCY, MASS. (WHDH) - A Quincy police cruiser was reduced to rubble Monday morning after it suddenly burst into flames.
The police department tweeted at 11 a.m. a video that showed a cruiser burning in the station’s parking lot.
Police Captain John Dougan says an officer had just parked the cruiser when he noticed the car was smoking.
The officer was able to escape unharmed, but was not able to retrieve any belongings or reports from inside the car.
#HappeningNow One of our cruisers is on fire on the back deck pic.twitter.com/EwyXzeyskz
— Quincy, MA Police Dept (@quincymapolice) January 29, 2018
Crews responded to the scene and quickly extinguished the blaze. Video taken after the fire showed nothing but the cruiser’s charred remains.
Plastic melted off the $35,000 vehicle and everything inside was burned into an unrecognizable state.
All that's left of our cruiser ☹️ pic.twitter.com/SZ0Vn3NLF9
— Quincy, MA Police Dept (@quincymapolice) January 29, 2018
This is all that's left of the m16 rifle that was inside the #quincy police cruiser. #7news pic.twitter.com/qLxrvDiPnN
— Matt Rascon (@MattRasconNews) January 29, 2018
No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is not clear.
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