Topeka Police say it looks like a would-be thief is responsible for an early morning fire Thursday.

Police say someone stole a van from the Village Cleaners around 2am, then backed it into a gas meter near 21st and Seabrook.

When fire crews arrived on the scene no one was in the vehicle but the van was already fully engulfed with flames.

A tow truck was able to pull the van off of the meter. The gas company spent the morning across the street from the gas meter digging into the ground trying to reach the gas line to turn it off. Cox Communications is also working to repair a fiber optic line that the fire melted through, disrupting service for several customers.

No injuries were reported. Lanes of traffic were reduced around the area for a while, but were back open by 11 am.