Two missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints were awoken abruptly when their hostess, Madge Carpenter, knocked on their door crying, “Elders, elders – you need to get up, … your car’s on fire.” Matthew Robinson and his fellow missionary are staying with the Carpenters at their home in the Middleton neighborhood.
Robinson said they went running downstairs and out the door where they saw police cars and firemen, fire hoses and the car being sprayed down.