According to media sources, five automobiles that were rented by the Secret Service for President Joe Biden’s Nantucket trip caught fire at the Nantucket Memorial Airport early Monday morning.
A Secret Service spokesperson, Anthony Guglielmi, informed NBC10 Boston that the vehicles were hired from a Hertz location at Nantucket Memorial Airport. Guglielmi stated that neither Biden nor his family were in the automobiles during their Thanksgiving trip to Nantucket, but the cars were used by agents.
According to Guglielmi, there were no problems with the cars while they were in use.
According to The Nantucket Current, the fire occurred less than a day after the service returned the cars. According to the publication, five automobiles were extensively damaged in the fire and taken away, including a Chevy Suburban, a Ford Explorer, a Ford Expedition, a Jeep Gladiator, and an Infiniti QX80.
The news organization received a video of what seemed to be a fire devouring numerous cars in the parking lot.
Biden traveled to Nantucket with first lady Jill Biden, his son Hunter, his wife Melissa Cohen, and their son Beau Jr. on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. After spending the Thanksgiving holiday on the island, the president returned to Washington, D.C. on Sunday, November 27.
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELThe fire, which occurred just 40 feet from the airport’s 25,000-gallon jet fuel tanks, caused significant damage to at least four cars.
The Nantucket Memorial Airport’s Twitter feed posted pictures of the wrecked cars. The airport acknowledged there had been a fire in the rental car facility.
Airport open following vehicle fire in car rental overflow area. @InkyM @ACKCurrent pic.twitter.com/3o048KtJRY
— Nantucket Airport (@AirportACK) November 28, 2022
“At approximately 5:22 am Airport shift staff observed an active fire in the rental car overflow area through the Airport’s Closed Circuit Television System. Staff activated the Alert system and responded to the fire in Airport-3, where they were met by responding units from Nantucket Fire Department and Nantucket Police Department,” a statement released by the airport read.
“Combined fire resources responded and contained the fire,” the statement added. “Several vehicles were damaged.”
