Photo courtesy Andrew Pang/DC Metro Fire Photographers
Photo courtesy Andrew Pang/DC Metro Fire Photographers
Photo courtesy Andrew Pang/DC Metro Fire Photographers
Photo courtesy Andrew Pang/DC Metro Fire Photographers
Photo courtesy Andrew Pang/DC Metro Fire Photographers
Photo courtesy Andrew Pang/DC Metro Fire Photographers
Photo courtesy Andrew Pang/DC Metro Fire Photographers
Photo courtesy Andrew Pang/DC Metro Fire Photographers
Photo courtesy Andrew Pang/DC Metro Fire Photographers
Photo courtesy Andrew Pang/DC Metro Fire Photographers
Photo courtesy Andrew Pang/DC Metro Fire Photographers
Photo courtesy Andrew Pang/DC Metro Fire Photographers
Photo courtesy Andrew Pang/DC Metro Fire Photographers
A car fire blocked the intersection of Old Dominion Drive and Lorcom Lane, near the Lee Heights Shops, Friday night.
The fire was reported around 8:45 p.m. A silver BMW M5 sports sedan caught fire near the intersection. What was a vehicle fire call was upgraded to a hazmat call after the car’s fuel tank ruptured.
The fire was extinguished and firefighters used absorbent material to help contain the fuel spill.
It was at least the second fully-involved vehicle fire in Arlington on Friday, after a car burst into flames in the Barcroft neighborhood earlier that morning.
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