There’s a “government run company” joke in here somewhere…

The annual Cherry Blossom Parade in downtown Washington carried with it a special floral display this year, courtesy of a new Dodge Durango that caught fire while towing a parade float.

The incident Saturday halted the parade for about 20 minutes while firefighters arrived to douse the flames and get the vehicle off the parade route. The Durango — apparently on loan from a dealer — had been pulling a flatbed trailer with the band Kicking Daisies playing on the back when it stopped for a smoke break; other videos showed the truck suffering a mini-fireball from the hood before it was extinguished.

h/t Jalopnik via RT