Firefighters were in quite a hurry tonight after they got a call for a car fire at the VFW Hall on Plain Street, across from the new Target store.

Firefighters got the call about 8, after a white, Chevrolet van caught fire while parked right next to the entrance of the VFW. Within a minute or two, the van was fully engulfed, and burning hot enough to melt some siding above the door of the veteran's club.

A one alarm fire was declared as a precaution, but Engine 1 soon got to the scene and put out the fire before further damage was done.

The van, which was full of equipment from a cleaning business, was a smoldering wreck at the scene, but it appeared a little melted siding was the only damage suffered to the VFW Hall.

Firefighters said there was no immediately obvious cause.

Plain Street was closed in front of the VFW while screws put out the fire and cleaned up.