Multiple fire trucks were on the scene of a fire on Ephesus Church Road Tuesday morning, according to eyewitnesses.

The Chapel Hill Fire Department’s Twitter feed says crews were responding to 1495 Ephesus Church Road due to a vehicle fire. That is the address of Ephesus Church Elementary School, but a Chapel Hill – Carrboro City Schools spokesperson was not immediately aware of an incident at the school when reached Tuesday morning.

There is no word from the fire department at this time over the extent of the fire or how long it will take crews to extinguish the fire.

This post will be updated with more information as it is made available.

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