Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include the vehicle model, close-up photos and the time the incident was reported to the Lehigh Police Department. It has also been updated to include updated information from Lehigh Police Chief Jason Schiffer.
A gray SUV caught fire in the parking lot adjacent to Lehigh’s Transportation and Parking Services office, which was estimated to have started roughly two hours ago. According to photo evidence, a firetruck had tended to the car by 5:45 p.m.
The fire was put out when The Brown and White arrived at the scene around 6:50 p.m. and approached a Lehigh police officer for further details. The officer declined to comment.
Upon observation, the vehicle was identified as a 2015 Toyota RAV4 with a New Jersey license plate. It was unclear whether the vehicle itself had caught fire or if the fire had spread to it.
According to LUPD’s Clery Crime/Fire Log, updated Sunday, the incident was reported to the police department at 5:43 p.m.
In a following email to The Brown and White on Tuesday, Lehigh Police Chief Jason Schiffer wrote there was nothing unusual about the car fire to report.
He wrote the Bethlehem Fire Department, Bethlehem Police and Lehigh Police responded following a report from someone who noticed their car was on fire.
The fire was quickly extinguished, and “there was no other property damage or injuries” to report, according to his email.
1 Comment
Likely just another EV fire!!!
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