Firefighters extinguish the flames on a car that caught fire outside of Hill College House this morning.
A car on fire outside Hill College House prompted an evacuation Sunday morning.
According to the Division of Public Safety, a car was driving along Walnut Street when it pulled over between 33rd and 34th streets and subsequently burst into flames.
No one, including the driver, was injured. The driver was not affiliated with the University.
Penn Police officers responded to the scene and pulled the fire alarm inside Hill, evacuating residents.
The Philadelphia Fire Department responded and extinguished the flames from the car.
Smoke traveled into several rooms of Hill through open windows. However, there was no fire inside of the building.
Once PFD extinguished the fire and deemed the building safe, residents were allowed back into the building.
No damage to the building was reported as a result of the car fire.
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