The Pas Fire Department received a page of a vehicle fire about 80 kilometres south of The Pas late Wednesday afternoon. The fire occurred about 16 kilometres south of the number 60 turnoff and the caller informed the fire department that the vehicle had burst into flames after running into a ditch.
There were two occupants of the vehicle and one of the occupants sustained minor injuries and the vehicle was a complete loss. The fire was contained within a fifty foot radius of the vehicle and it did not spread to the nearby forest.
The exact cause of the fire has not been determined.