City ambulance destroyed after catching fire at St. Mary's

RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. (KSDK) - A St. Louis City ambulance burst into flames outside the emergency room at SSM St. Mary's Health Center Sunday morning.

Just after 9 a.m. an ambulance dropped a patient off at the hospital, but when the driver came back outside the ambulance was on fire.

The Richmond Heights Fire department quickly put the fire out.

Investigators aren't sure what caused the fire, but it appears to have started in the engine. The front of the ambulance was destroyed and all of the medical supplies inside have smoke damage.

No one was injured.