A 2013 Ford Escape operated by Ronald J. Ranochak, 62, of Tamaqua, caught fire as he was driving at 1:07 p.m. Aug. 7 on Pine Street in Porter Township.

State police at the Schuylkill Haven barracks said he was eastbound when the fire started in the car’s engine compartment. Police said he turned onto Pine Street where the car came to a final rest in the center of the roadway.

Police were assisted at the scene by the Jolliet Fire Company and personnel from Northern Keystone Towing and Recovery.

Both the driver and a passenger, Mary A. Gaumer, 67, of Pottsville, were uninjured in the incident.