Car Fire Ignites in Wood Center Garage Bay

By Lizzy Hahn

Photos by Simeon Ramirez

CAR ON FIRE - UAF firefighters extinguish and assess the damage to the vehicle that caught on fire in the docking bay of the Wood Center on Friday night.

On Friday, October 25, at around 7 p.m., a vehicle fire inside the garage bay of the Wood Center was reported to the UAF 911 line. The University Fire Department arrived and found that a sprinkler in the garage bay had suppressed the fire. 

It was reported that oil from a leak in the engine ignited on a hot surface and caused the fire. UAF firefighters extinguished the fire shortly upon arriving. No injuries were reported as a result of the fire. The Fairbanks Fire Department and Fort Wainwright Fire Department assisted in extinguishing the fire.

UAF sent out an email to students stating that the Wood Center would remain closed for the rest of the evening to assess the impacts of the fire. No damage has been reported to the adjacent areas. The vehicle was privately owned.

RESPONSE - The University Fire Department, University Police, Fairbanks Fire Department, and Fort Wainwright Fire Department all responded to the vehicle fire in the docking bay of the Wood Center.