Crime & Safety
Photos: Mountain Ave. Car Fire Before and After
Electric fire turns car into heap of ash and metal.
It only took one fallen wire to destroy a luxury car and knock a whole town off its axis.
On Friday, July 22 a parked near Springfield's Public Library. Because it was an electrical fire involving an active current, Springfield police had to wait until Jersey Central Power & Light cut the power to the area.
Nearby businesses and institutions were closed due to lack of power. The once-black BMW was reduced to a twisted pile of metal and ash.
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Thanks to Patch readers Rod Hernandez and Sam Mardini for submitting pictures and video of the fire.
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