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Tampa Super Bowl Champ Escapes After Vehicle Catches Fire On I-275

Super Bowl champion and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette safely escaped after his vehicle caught fire.

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Super Bowl champion and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette safely escaped after the vehicle he was driving caught on fire on Interstate 275 Tuesday.
Super Bowl champion and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette safely escaped after the vehicle he was driving caught on fire on Interstate 275 Tuesday. (Tampa Fire)

TAMPA, FL — Super Bowl champion and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette safely escaped after the vehicle he was driving caught on fire on Interstate 275 Tuesday.

Tampa Fire Rescue responded to a report of a vehicle fire on northbound I-275 at the Fowler Avenue overpass at 10:35 a.m. Tuesday and found the vehicle on fire with flames coming from the engine compartment.

Fournette, the only occupant of the vehicle, made it out safely, and firefighters quickly put out the fire.

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