The driver of a pickup truck escaped injury after his vehicle erupted in flames Thursday morning near the Pottawattamie County Courthouse, in Council Bluffs. According to the Omaha World-Herald, the truck was heading into the downtown area when Barbara Jacobson, who was following behind her husband Jake‘s pickup, in her vehicle, noticed smoke coming from the pickup.

Jacobson pulled over onto 5th Avenue at around 10:40-a.m.    Workers in the area tried to contain the flames with fire extinguishers, but the fire quickly got out of control.  Firefighters responded quickly to the scene, but it still took about 30 minutes to bring the flames under control. Video from the courthouse showed a stream of flames flowing down the street from behind the pickup and trailer it was pulling.

Officials say a gas line leak is suspected to be the cause of the blaze, which destroyed the truck. The incident remains under investigation.