“At approximately 5:22 am Airport shift staff observed an active fire in the rental car overflow area through the Airport’s Closed Circuit Television System,” the airport said in a statement to the Nantucket Current. “Staff activated the Alert system and responded to the fire in Airport-3, where they were met by responding units from Nantucket Fire Department and Nantucket Police Department.”

“Combined fire resources responded and contained the fire. Several vehicles were damaged. The Airport is currently coordinating with rental car agencies and agency partners to ensure scene safety, There is no longer an active fire at this time: the Airport is open, and aeronautical operations are not affected,” the statement said.

According to the Nantucket Current, an investigation into the fire that charred the vehicles used by Secret Service agents during Biden’s visit determined the blaze was not suspicious.

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An investigation into the fire that consumed five rental vehicles that had been used by Secret Service agents during President Biden’s visit to the island has determined the blaze was not suspicious, according to #Nantucket Fire Chief Michael Cranson. pic.twitter.com/EYecdzj9uJ

— Nantucket Current (@ACKCurrent) November 30, 2022

The fire erupted Monday morning at 5 am just 40 feet away from the airport’s 25,000 gallon jet fuel tanks, the Nantucket Current reported.

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The fact that the fire consumed the rental vehicles just hours after President Biden left the island has prompted widespread national media coverage of the story. Cranson said he had been inundated by calls from reporters on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/tnzZAdRbZ4

— Nantucket Current (@ACKCurrent) November 30, 2022