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Multiple electric scooters burn in fire in South Philadelphia

30-40 electric scooters damaged in South Philadelphia fire
30-40 electric scooters damaged in South Philadelphia fire 00:21

Multiple electric scooters were damaged after a fire in South Philadelphia on Tuesday morning, according to fire dispatchers.

Images from Chopper 3 showed firefighters in a lot at Oregon Avenue and Columbus Boulevard.

Fire dispatchers said 30-40 electric scooters caught fire and hazmat teams were being called to the scene.

It's not clear what sparked the fire or who owns the scooters. They were in a fenced-off area in a lot also shared by multiple car dealers.

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The fire didn't spread to anything else.

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