A body has been discovered after fire crews were called early Thursday morning to extinguish several care fires east of Pataskala.

A body has been discovered after fire crews were called early Thursday morning to extinguish several car fires east of Pataskala.

10TV has confirmed three vehicles were found on fire in a parking lot on Broad Street, near York Road just before 2 a.m.

When fire crews extinguished the flames, a body was discovered inside one of the vehicles.

According to the Licking County Sheriff's Office, the vehicle was traveling east when the driver attempted to turn into a driveway. Officials said it appears the vehicle over shot the driveway and got stuck partially in a mulch flower bed possible rupturing the gas tank.

The vehicle had also struck a parked vehicle and a tree.

The initial investigation reveals that the driver spun the tires in the mulch causing under carriage damage resulting in the vehicle catching fire.