22K views · 176 reactions | Nantucket Fire Department responding to a car fire on Lovers Lane this afternoon. The truck reportedly burst into flames after crashing off the road. The driver is believed to have escaped the fire and was being treated by EMTs before being transported to the hospital. A thick column of black smoke rising from the vehicle could be seen for miles around the island. Details to follow… | Nantucket Current | Facebook

30K views · 50 reactions | The Nantucket Fire Department extinguished a car fire at a home on Madaket Road Thursday morning. The fire briefly extended to the front of the vacant home at 318 Madaket Road and some brush in the backyard before firefighters brought it under control. There were no injuries reported. The vehicle, a Jeep Gladiator, was reported in flames by a passerby around 7:30 a.m. | Nantucket Current | Facebook