Penn Yan Firefighters Extinguish Car Fire

Firefighters douse a smoking, burnt van with foam on a suburban driveway next to a house.
Photo: Randy Paddock (provided)

Penn Yan firefighters were called to a fully-involved car fire late Thursday morning.

The call came into 911 just before 11 a.m. on East Lake Road. Responding units reported the car, a Mercedes van, was fully engulfed as they began to arrive on scene.

Firefighters cleared the scene at 11:50 a.m.  The investigation into the cause is ongoing.

Firefighters battle a blaze producing heavy smoke on a residential street with multiple mailboxes in the foreground.
Photos provided  by Randy Paddock

Phelps Fire tanker truck on a residential street with lights on, facing heavy smoke billowing from behind nearby homes.

Firefighters hose down a severely burned van on a roadside, generating steam and smoke.
Photo: provided

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