Vehicle catches fire down the street from crime scene in Phenix City
A chaotic scene happened Sunday night into Monday morning in Phenix City, when a vehicle caught on fire down the street from an active crime scene.
The vehicle caught on fire around 11:50 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, in the 100 block of 17th Avenue South, as officers were investigating a shooting less than 500 feet away.
CNAW2News.com saw the flames shooting up, as a crowd of neighbors and police ran to the fire.
Phenix City fire crews responded to scene around 11:55 p.m. and extinguished the blaze. The blaze appears to have only damaged the vehicle, and not the enclosed trailer attached to it.
No injuries were reported and a tow truck eventually arrived on scene and removed the vehicle. It is unclear what caused the fire.
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