A marked Hollywood Police SUV caught fire early Thursday morning in a Kendale Lakes neighborhood in Southwest Miami-Dade, prompting a dramatic emergency response and raising questions about whether the fire was intentionally set.

The incident happened around 12:02 a.m. near SW 139 Court, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office. Deputies from the Hammocks district arrived to find the unoccupied police vehicle engulfed in flames. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews responded and extinguished the fire. No injuries were reported.

Video from the scene shows flames shooting through the roof of the cruiser. A 911 dispatch call captured the initial alert: "PD vehicle on fire. Advising a Hollywood PD vehicle. Unknown if it's occupied."

Neighbors reported hearing explosions before the fire

"We actually were watching TV and we heard an explosion, like around like 11:30 or 12," one resident told CBS News Miami. "When we looked out the window, we saw the car on fire."

Another neighbor, Pedro Espino, said the blast startled his daughter so badly that she couldn't sleep. He tried to throw water on the flames but backed away when he realized the gas tank was nearby.

One resident shared a cellphone video with CBS News Miami that appeared to show a person running away from the car moments after an explosion. The video has not been released publicly, and authorities have not confirmed its contents. CBS News Miami has asked the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office if the arson unit is involved in the investigation.

Hollywood Police confirmed the SUV belonged to one of their officers and that the officer was not hurt. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

By Thursday morning, the burned-out SUV had been towed away. Char marks were still visible on the ground where the fire occurred.