North Fulton County

Car goes up in flames in Sandy Springs school parking lot half an hour before school starts

Car catches fire at Woodland Elementary School's parking lot
Car catches fire at Woodland Elementary School's parking lot (Sandy Springs Police Department)

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — A car caught fire in the parking lot of a Fulton County elementary school on Tuesday morning, according to Sandy Springs police.

Police say officers and firefighters were called to a car fire in the parking lot of Woodland Elementary School on Spalding Drive at 7:15 a.m.

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Photos from the scene show the burning car a few yards from the school with other cars parked on either side of it.

According to the Fulton County Schools website, the elementary school starts at 7:40 a.m.

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No injuries or damage to anything other than the car were reported.

Fulton County Schools officials say that there was a slight delay in buses so first responders could get to the car, but school began on time.

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