The UW-Madison Police Department and the Madison Fire Department extinguished a vehicle on fire early Saturday morning, according to a UWPD crime alert.
UW police answered a call around 4:00 a.m. reporting a flaming vehicle in parking lot 51, near North Mills Street. The UWPD established the fire had reached the vehicle from a nearby previously lit portable toilet.
The flames spread to another portable toilet, causing the destruction of both toilets. The flames also affected a UW fleet vehicle, resulting in heat damage.
The UWPD received a report of a second fire around the same time, which led them to investigate whether there is a connection between the two events. Thus far, no relationship has been established.
This is an ongoing investigation and the UWPD is actively looking for more information about the incidents.
