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Car fire spreads into Northeast Philly auto body shop, officials say

Flames from a burning vehicle spread into an auto body shop in an incident that happened early Thursday morning in the Bustleton section of Northeast Philadelphia, officials said

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A car fire spread to part of an auto shop in Northeast Philadelphia’s Bustleton neighborhood early Thursday morning.

Fire crews were working overnight in Northeast Philadelphia early Thursday after a fire, that started in a car, spread to take over an auto body shop, officials said.

According to fire officials, crews were called to a pair of auto shops, near the intersection of Welsh Road and Old Bustleton Avenue at about 4:30 a.m. on Thursday after a car fire spread into a building.

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First responders, officials said, were able to get the flames under control by about 5:29 a.m.

No one was hurt in this incident and, officials said, the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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