SILVER WATER—Luckily, no one was injured when a car fire took place in Silver Water recently.

“Fortunately, there were no injuries,” stated Doug Wismer, fire chief of the Robinson Township Volunteer Fire Department. “The driver of the vehicle, Jaxson Perry, had dinner with his girlfriend on Friday night (September 29), and they were out taking a ride after dinner when he smelled hot oil.”

Mr. Perry, who lives in Evansville, stopped the vehicle, got out and opened the hood of the vehicle and discovered the fire.

With the car fully engulfed in flames Mr. Perry called 911 and the fire department responded.

“We were able to put out the fire in good time,” said Mr. Wismer, noting four members of the fire department were on the scene of the blaze.

“We are thinking it was an electrical fire, it seemed to have started near the battery,” said Mr. Wismer.

The car, a Chevy Cruze, was a total loss due to the fire.