WHITE SWAN, Wash. – A pair of vehicles caught fire in the parking lot of White Swan High School on Wednesday, according to Yakima County Fire District 5 Captain Mark Hovis.
A fire started in a pickup truck in the lot at 5:11 p.m. which then reportedly spread to a passenger car parked next to it.
The fire was put out by 5:29 p.m. by YCFD5 crews from Stations 1 and 3.
Hovis says the fire’s cause is currently unknown, however one possibility is that it was started by a bird’s nest in the engine.
No injuries or damage to school property were reported. Both involved vehicles were fully lost in the fire.
Hovis notes that drivers should check their car’s engines for bird’s nests if they haven’t been used for a while as birds can easily sneak in and build nests which will catch on fire on startup.
