Wall Wawa scare: Plumbing truck catches fire at store’s gas station on Route 34

Thomas P. Costello and Erik Larsen, Asbury Park Press
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WALL - A plumbing company van caught fire Tuesday afternoon as it sat parked under a gas station canopy at the Wawa on Route 34.

The Wall Township Police Department said in a statement that the fire was under investigation and asked motorists to avoid the area as first responders were at work on the scene.

A burned plumbing company van sits under the gas awning at the Wawa on Route 34 in Wall Township, NJ, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. The store and gas pumps remain closed after the fire.
A burned plumbing company van sits under the gas awning at the Wawa on Route 34 in Wall Township, NJ, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. The store and gas pumps remain closed after the fire.

The fire was quickly extinguished and the burned-out wreckage of the vehicle sat beside a scorched and damaged pumping station island a short time later.

A burned plumbing company van sits under the gas awning at the Wawa on Route 34 in Wall Township, NJ, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. The store and gas pumps remain closed after the fire.
A burned plumbing company van sits under the gas awning at the Wawa on Route 34 in Wall Township, NJ, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. The store and gas pumps remain closed after the fire.

In addition to police and firefighters, the Monmouth County Fire Marshal’s Office was on the scene.

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: NJ Wawa scare: Plumbing truck catches fire at Wall store’s gas station