The bodies of two women were found after authorities were called to the scene of a car fire at a Long Island mall parking garage in what may have been a suicide, a law enforcement source told News 4 New York.

Video from the scene shows a heavy police and fire department presence in and around a mall parking garage Monday.

The law enforcement source said investigators believe the women took their own lives and it appears they somehow lit their own car on fire.

The Nassau County Medical Examiner's Office said Monday afternoon that there appears to be no apparent criminality in the case. Authorities initially said they believed one of the women was a homicide victim.

It's unclear why the women would have chosen to end their lives in a public setting in such a way.

Authorities say they got a call about the blaze on the top floor of the parking garage at Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday.



Once the flames were doused, investigators found at least one body inside the charred wreckage, police said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.

It wasn't until later Monday, about five hours after police confirmed the discovery of the first body, that authorities said a second body had also been found. It wasn't immediately clear if that body had also been in the car.

The mall was closed at the time of the fire but was back open Monday. Shoppers were shocked and confused by the unusual and tragic incident.

"What could have made them do it? How could they have gotten any help?" Gracelyn Chase said.

The victims have not been identified.

Green Acres Mall has not commented on the incident.