Crime & Safety

Cars Catch Ablaze In Route 1 Walmart Parking Lot

Fire officials said propane tanks caused the fire Wednesday afternoon. No one was injured.

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Firefighters responded to two vehicles on fire in the parking lot of Walmart on Route 1.
Firefighters responded to two vehicles on fire in the parking lot of Walmart on Route 1. (Saugus Firefighters Local 1003)

SAUGUS, MA — Two vehicles caught ablaze in the parking lot of the Walmart on Route 1 Wednesday afternoon. Fire officials said camping-size propane tanks caused the fire in one vehicle before spreading to a second.

Saugus firefighters put out the fire before anyone was injured.

Saugus Firefighters Local 1003

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