--- title: "FBI: No Evidence So Far That Burning Wreck At Travis Air Force Base Was A Terrorist Attack" date: "2018-03-24" modified: "2018-03-24" authors: - name: "Jeff Schogol" job_title: "Senior Pentagon Reporter" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jeff-schogol.md" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/travis-air-force-base-terrorism/" categories: - "Air Force" - "Around the World" - "Military Branches" - "News" - "United States" tags: - "Northern Command" - "Terrorism" --- # FBI: No Evidence So Far That Burning Wreck At Travis Air Force Base Was A Terrorist Attack ![]() It is too early to tell if a fiery car crash at Travis Air Force Base’s main gate on March 21 was an act of terrorism, an FBI official told reporters on Friday. Investigators have identified the driver of a KIA minivan, which burst into flames as it approached the gate and then crashed after it passed through, as 51-year-old Hafiz Kazi. A legal immigrant from India, Kazi has lived in the United States since 1993, said Sean Ragan, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Sacramento field office. Kazi was found dead inside the burned-out vehicle along with five propane tanks, three one-gallon containers of gasoline, several lighters and three phones, Ragan told reporters during a news conference. His van was already on fire as it approached the base. First responders were unable to remove Kazi from the burning van because the doors were locked, Ragan said. Investigators do not know yet how Kazi died or why he was driving to the base with so many flammable materials. Although [CBS News]() initially reported that the incident is being treated as a possible terrorist attack, Ragan said investigators have not found any links between Kazi and any foreign terrorist groups, adding, “That’s something that we will, obviously, investigate.” “Before an investigation is done, we can’t determine why exactly he had those propane tanks in there; why he was on fire; what his intentions were, so to speak,” Ragan explained. Kazi had worked as a taxi driver in the past but it was not immediately clear if he was employed at the time of his death, Ragan said. Investigators have not found any connections between Kazi and the base. The Solano County Sheriff's Office coroner is conducting an autopsy to determine how Kazi died, Ragan said. “The investigation that we’re doing right now is trying to piece together his life, trying to piece together what led up to this event and attempt to determine why he was there and why he had those items in his vehicle,” Ragan said. “As of right now, we know of no other associates that were associated with this incident. We know of no threats to the air base.” **WATCH NEXT:** ## Author Jeff Schogol is the former senior Pentagon reporter for Task & Purpose. He reported on both the Department of Defense as a whole and individual services, covering a variety of topics that include personnel, policy, military justice, deployments, and technology. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]() [Twitter]() ## More - [Fiery Car Crash At Travis Air Base Being Investigated As Terror Strike]() - [What’s With All These People Suddenly Trying To Breach Security At US Military Bases?]() - [Air Force identifies airman found dead along with his wife near Offutt Air Force Base]() - [Air Force investigating racist graffiti at Minot Air Force Base home]() - [Air Force to review base security worldwide after intrusion at Joint Base Andrews]() - [‘Delete all phones’ — How one man killed communications at an Air Force base for weeks]() - [NAS Corpus Christi shooter is dead, FBI says]() - [Air Force officer who fled court-martial found dead following standoff with police]()