Crews respond to vehicle fire on Oleander Drive

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Crews responded to a vehicle fire in Wilmington on Wednesday morning.

According to a WECT crew on the scene, the fire happened on Oleander Drive near the intersection of College Road.

A spokesperson from the Wilmington Police Department (WPD) said a Ford Mustang caught on fire at around 6 a.m. on Jan. 14.

The Wilmington Fire Department (WFD) said the engine compartment of the car was on fire when crews arrived, and it was put out before it spread.

The fire department put out the fire in about eight minutes, the WPD spokesperson said.

No injuries were reported, WFD said.

The road was closed at the intersection of Oleander Drive and College Road heading towards Wrightsville Beach, but has been reopened.