On Sunday June 27, at approximately 5:03 pm, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of a motor vehicle on fire at the Win E Mac Travel Center, 22848 347th St. SE, Erskine. Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Erskine Fire Rescue, and the Minnesota State Patrol responded to the scene.
Nicholas Blais, age 20 of Maple Grove, was driving a 2010 Dodge Challenger when he noticed the trunk area was smoking and on fire. Two Minnesota State Patrol Troopers were at the Win-E-Mac Travel Center when Blais’s vehicle started on fire. The Troopers assisted Blais, and were able to put the fire out.
The fire appeared to mechanical and there was nothing suspicious about the fire.
No one was injured and the damage to the Dodge Challenger was moderate.
