Columbus Firefighters extinguished a vehicle fire near the intersection of 10th Street and Cottage Avenue Friday afternoon. Capt. Mike Wilson, CFD spokesman, says that firefighters were called to the area shortly before 2 p.m. Firefighters arrived to find an unoccupied four-door passenger car with smoke coming from the engine compartment. Wilson says the driver was nowhere to be seen.

Once at the scene, Wilson says that firefighters quickly extinguished the fire. Officers with the Columbus Police Department discovered what is believed to be engine components as they traveled south on Central Avenue, towards the scene. Those suspected engine components were collected by police officers and brought to the scene of the vehicle fire. Columbus Police Department is investigating the identity of the driver.

No injuries were reported. Wilson says that the car sustained significant damage in the engine compartment. The cause of the accidental fire is believed to be mechanical in nature.