= = = = =
On June 15, 2026, at approximately 4:30 am, Spokane Valley Deputies responded to the report of a suspicious vehicle at the Exxon station in the 3400 block of S. Dishman Mica Road. The caller said a vehicle, later found to be a red 2007 Chevrolet Trail Blazer, exploded while at the gas pumps and soon after, drove away northbound on Dishman Mica Road. He said the SUV was still smoking when it fled from the area. Deputies arrived at the Exxon where the SUV was found fully engulfed in fire. Spokane Valley Fire Fighters responded and quickly extinguished the flames.
They also noticed the station’s inground tank cover had been removed, leading them to believe the male was stealing the fuel directly from the tank by filling the tanks/drums in the back of the SUV. Again, it is unknown if the male was burned or injured, and Deputies are working to locate and check his welfare.
= = = = =
Nuff said.
I wanted to make a stupid joke: “He should have been driving a ____ instead of a Blazer!” But no car brand fits the blank. There are hundreds of fire names. Pontiac Fiero and Firebird, DeSoto Firesweep, Firedome and Fireflite, Chevy Turbofire V8 and Blue Flame 6, and so on. I can’t think of any car that promised to cool or dampen things. The closest I can get is rivers and boats: Cimarron, Corsair, Commodore, Del Rio.
Polistra's Mill 