12-26-13 pickup truck destroyed by fire

On December 25, 2013 at 11:42 a.m. the FDLFD responded to a report of a pickup truck totally involved in fire near the building at the Blue Line Family Ice Center at 550 Fond du Lac Avenue.  When companies arrived they found a truck near the east side of the building.  The truck was unoccupied at the time.  The fire was extinguished and it did not spread to the building.  The vehicle, a 2001 pickup truck with a plow attached, was destroyed.  The vehicle owner, a local landscaper is contracted by the Blue Line to clear snow from the walkways around the building. He stated that he was having some engine troubles prior to the fire and the fire is believed to be accidental.