Crime & Safety

Canton Fire Department Extinguishes Car Fire at BHCC

Engine 4 repsponded to the fire, which began to spread into the surrounding woods.

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The front end of a Jeep was engulfed in flames this afternoon, but was quickly put out by the Canton Fire Department.
The front end of a Jeep was engulfed in flames this afternoon, but was quickly put out by the Canton Fire Department. (Image courtesy of Canton Fire Department)

CANTON, MA - Canton firefighters responded to a burning parked Jeep in the parking lot of the Blue Hills Country Club at 23 Pecunit Street Friday afternoon.

Captain Andy Morgan in a phone interview with Patch said that he was on the scene of the fire, which occurred at around 3 p.m.

"We had one truck repond to the fire," he said. "It didn't go for very long. No one was injured."

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The front end of the Jeep was fully engulfed in flames.

He added that the fire began to extend into the surrounding woods but was quickly extinguished.

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WHDH-TV incorrectly reported that the fire was at the Blue Hills Reservation in this link.

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