Welding Torch Ignites Car Being Worked On In South Jersey: Police | Galloway, NJ Patch

EGG HARBOR TWP., NJ — A vehicle being worked on with a welding torch at a gas station garage in Egg Harbor Township caught fire Monday, police said.

The car was inside Lukoil (6752 Black Horse Pike) when its interior cabin caught fire while an employee was working on it with a welding torch, according to a police news release.

The blaze filled the building with thick smoke, police said, and all employees evacuated and moved to safety.

A New Jersey State Forest Fire Service vehicle was in the area and immediately went to the gas station to extinguish the fire, police said. Farmington, Cardiff and Bargaintown Volunteer Fire Companies also responded, extinguished the fire and vented the building to clear out the smoke. Egg Harbor Township EMS was also on the scene.

Traffic was detoured around emergency vehicles for approximately an hour and a half while the fire was being extinguished and the scene was being investigated. The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation, police said.