Fire officials: Car bursts into flames following transformer box explosion

Fire officials: Car bursts into flames following transformer box explosion

Fire officials say a transformer box explosion caused a car to catch on fire Saturday.

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Fire officials: Car bursts into flames following transformer box explosion

Fire officials say a transformer box explosion caused a car to catch on fire Saturday.

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