Listen Live

News

Car Fire at the Pantops Mobil Gas Station

2 years ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Local, Surrounding Counties

Car Fire at the Pantops Mobil Gas Station

Photo: Saga Communications


CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – At approximately 6:00 p.m. Thursday, February 20, 2025, there was a car fire at the Pantops Mobil station.

The vehicle was on fire by the pumps. According to individuals who called 911, the vehicle was unoccupied, but the fire, which threatened the pumps, was said to be “going up quickly.”

NewsRadio WINA is monitoring the situation and will post information from Albemarle Fire Rescue when it becomes available.

Tags:

Story © 2025 Saga Communications - Images © 2025 Saga Communications

Latest News

4 hours ago in Charlottesville City, Local

Free Bridge campers begin to move out as city opens Holiday Dr. shelter

Free Bridge encampment

City officials said they hoped to have all the residents out of the Free Bridge encampment by about 8 p.m. and the campsite cleared by Wednesday morning.

7 hours ago in Albemarle County, Local

Albemarle Supervisors to consider Southwood second phase agreement with Habitat

Supervisors will also consider charging for MicroCAT rides that have been free during a pilot program.

7 hours ago in Entertainment

Amid backlash, museum cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is canceling its planned exhibit honoring British designer John Galliano — plans that had led to bitter backlash from the Jewish community and beyond because of the designer's past antisemitic and racist statements.

7 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Jury convicts a man of first-degree murder for the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur

A jury found Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, finally bringing a measure of resolution to a case that had gripped hip-hop fans and lingered in the public imagination for decades.

7 hours ago in Entertainment

Aaron Sorkin hits refresh on Facebook in ‘The Social Reckoning’ — Fall Movie Preview

When Aaron Sorkin made 2010's "The Social Network," he had heard of Facebook, he said at the time, "the way I've heard of a carburetor." Sixteen years later, he has a much deeper idea of what Mark Zuckerberg's social media empire has become.