Car bursts into flames after being impaled by guard rail in East Greenwich

EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (WLNE) — East Greenwich firefighters responded after a car was impaled by a guard rail and caught fire early Monday morning.

According to the East Greenwich Firefighters Association, at approximately 1:21 a.m., crews were dispatched to the area of the Middle Road overpass for a car on fire.

This is a photo of a firefighter dousing a car fire with water. (East Greenwich Firefighters)

When crews arrived on the scene, they said they found a small sedan fully engulfed in flames and impaled by a guard rail.

Officials said no injuries were reported to occupants of the vehicle or firefighters.

This is a photo of a car that caught fire after being impaled by a guard rail in East Greenwich. (East Greenwich Firefighters)

Crews were able to extinguish the fire and cut the car from the guard rail with the jaws of life.