By James Bell
Hays Post

At around 5:45 p.m. Hays Police and Fire Departments responded to a vehicle fire behind Home Depot, 1310 E. 41st St.

The fire fully consumed the engine and passenger compartments of the truck as HFD worked to put out the fire. As the location of the fire was the road behind the store, traffic in the area was not affected.

The driver of the truck was not injured in the fire, according to HPD on scene. The driver had parked just minutes before the truck caught on fire.

The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.

By around 6:15 p.m. the fire had been extinguished.

Video courtesy of Bill Ring, Ellis County Emergency Management

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