Augusta Police Officer Alex Morin, top right, photographs a burned pickup truck Thursday on Chamberlain Street in Augusta. The vehicle, parked next to the side entrance to the Blaine House, erupted in flames but did not cause injuries.

An Augusta firefighter stands by a fire truck while another firefighter sprays water on a pickup truck parked next to the Blaine House in Augusta that erupted in flames Thursday afternoon.

A police officer stands by a pickup truck parked next to the Blaine House in Augusta that erupted in flames Thursday afternoon.

A parked vehicle is on fire Thursday afternoon near the Blaine House and State House complex in Augusta.

A Bureau of Maine Capitol Police officer photographs a burned pickup truck Thursday on Chamberlain Street in Augusta. The vehicle caught fire while parked next to the side entrance to the Blaine House and across the street from the State House. No injuries were reported.