Crime & Safety

WATCH: Driver Flees Car After It Catches Fire

The Cuyahoga Falls Fire Department was able to quickly extinguish a man's SUV that was engulfed in flames on Friday night.

and Fire rushed to the intersection of 4th Street and Portage Trail on Friday night at 9:53 p.m. after receiving a call that a car had been engulfed in flames. 

According to Falls Police, it appears the fire was accidental.

The driver was not injured and the fire was quickly extinguished. 

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The car was removed from the scene and the high-traffic intersection was reopened shortly thereafter. 


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