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Arson is suspected in a late-night car fire on Ballyhoo Road.

A pickup truck parked outside the Pacific Stevedoring bunkhouses burst into flames just after midnight Thursday. The fire didn’t spread to any buildings and no injuries were reported. But the vehicle was completely destroyed.

Still, public safety director Jamie Sunderland says the truck yielded some clues.

"We have some evidence that points strongly to arson, in that there was a burning wick hanging out of the gas tank," Sunderland says.

The truck’s owner lives at the bunkhouse, but Sunderland says that person was out of town when the fire occurred. The vehicle burned up so quickly that few bunkhouse residents realized what was happening.

"There’s a limited fuel load in a vehicle -- things that’ll burn," he says. "It burned for several minutes, and it was already declining by the time responders got there."

The case is under investigation. Sunderland says it’s too early to say whether there are any suspects.