An unoccupied ambulance burst into flames and exploded while parked in front of an El Cajon, Calif. Mall Thursday afternoon, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune.
The ER Ambulance Service unit was at the Westfield Parkway Mall at 415 Parkway Plaza when the fire started shortly before 4 p.m.
The ambulance was fully engulfed in flames by the time firefighters arrived, city spokeswoman Monica Zech told the newspaper.