CHEYENNE (WNE) — Firefighters extinguished a vehicle fire Saturday morning in front of a government office complex near the Wyoming Capitol in downtown Cheyenne.

“We were dispatched at 7:39 a.m. to a vehicle fire that was threatening structures at the intersection of 26th Street and Capitol Avenue,” Andrew Dykshorn, battalion chief for Cheyenne Fire Rescue, said. “We observed a small four-door vehicle that was parked between the east and west buildings at the Herschler Complex and was actively involved in fire. One engine crew was able to extinguish that fire fairly quickly with no damage to the existing structure on either side of the car.”

Outgoing Cheyenne Mayor Marian Orr said she heard about the fire through a second-hand source and arrived on the scene around 9:30 a.m. According to Orr, fire rescue personnel reported to her that an accelerant was used in the fire.

Orr called the incident “troubling, especially in light of what just happened in Downtown Nashville,” referring to the Christmas Day RV bombing in Tennessee’s capital city, which left only the perpetrator dead and eight others injured.

“We still don’t know the reasons behind (Saturday’s fire),” Orr said. “As I leave office, I would ask the people of Cheyenne to be open to the fact that unfortunately the time has come to where we might not have as much access, as far as being able to drive up close to our Capitol and government buildings.”