Police: Person hospitalized after intentionally setting own car on fire at Woodlawn gas station
BALTIMORE-- A person was taken to the hospital after a car was intentionally set on fire at a gas station in Woodlawn, police said.
The owner of the car was found by officers shortly before 10:30 a.m. Sunday, and was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
Police said the owner of the car was suffering from a mental health crisis.
Fire crews were called to the gas station in the 6700 block of Dogwood Road where the car and a gas pump were fully engulfed in flames.
Crews are on scene of a single vehicle accident, 6700 block of Dogwood Rd. 21207 #Woodlawn. Vehicle into gas pump. Vehicle & gas pump were fully involved, vehicle fire and fire to gas pump now extingushed. Driver of vehicle being transported to hospital Priority 2. DT 1022 *TA
— Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) March 12, 2023
The fire from the car and pump were extinguished.
This is an ongoing investigation.