{"id":76959,"date":"2021-10-19T22:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/car-fire-investigated-as-possible-arson\/"},"modified":"2021-10-19T22:30:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T06:30:00","slug":"car-fire-investigated-as-possible-arson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/car-fire-investigated-as-possible-arson\/","title":{"rendered":"Car fire investigated as possible arson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t

The noise of an explosion early Wednesday morning alerted residents of Valley Boulevard that something was awry, leading to a call to emergency services, said the fire marshal.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

When Capital City Fire\/Rescue firefighters arrived, they found the automobile, a Toyota Rav-4, completely consumed in flames, said CCFR fire marshal Dan Jager.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

“Fortunately, no one got hurt,” Jager said “There was no property damage other than the vehicle itself.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

Now, it’s being investigated as an intentionally set fire.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

“We were told by dispatch that someone had heard some sort of an explosion,” Jager said in a phone interview. “There’s always fuel issues with any sort of vehicle fire. That made it a little tricky but not too difficult.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Capital City Fire\/Rescue fire marshal Dan Jager said a vehicle on Valley Boulevard was destroyed early Wednesday morning in what appears to be an intentionally set fire, Oct. 20, 2021. (Michael S. Lockett \/ Juneau Empire)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

Now, the Juneau Police Department and CCFR will investigate the fire. Jager said he canvassed the neighborhood on Wednesday, seeking home security footage that might have a view of the incident.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

“The location, the timing, and having that much involvement in the fire that early — there’s no reason for it to have caught fire,” Jager said. “We still need to make contact with the owner.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

The vehicle will be towed away, Jager said, to remove the eyesore of the slagged vehicle as well as prevent children playing in the area from doing themselves a mischief. Jager said there’s no indication at this time that this fire is related to other vehicle fires in the Juneau area.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

“I can’t draw any kind of conclusion at this time,” Jager said. “I don’t see any connection with previous car fires.”<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

Anyone with information about this fire is asked to contact Jager at dan.jager@juneau.org or 907-586-5322 ext. 4323.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

• Contact reporter Michael S. Lockett at (757) 621-1197 or mlockett@juneauempire.com.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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