A silver pickup truck burst into flames this afternoon behind the Starbucks drive-thru at Maricopa Station, sending firefighters scrambling but leaving the busy shopping center largely unaffected.

The fire was reported just after 2:30 p.m. in what appeared to be a late-2010s Chevrolet Colorado. By 2:45, the couple inside the truck was seen sitting on a curb, speaking with a firefighter as black smoke rose from the engine block.

Maricopa Fire Department’s Engine 575 had the flames contained by 2:50, though the truck continued to smolder as crews sprayed down hotspots in the dirt lot behind Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers. The blaze torched the entire engine compartment but did not spread beyond the vehicle.

The short stretch of road behind Starbucks was closed while crews worked,

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