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Trying to warm up engine, woman sets car on fire

(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-11-06 09:24

A woman in Tianjin municipality made a fire under her car, thinking it would warm up the vehicle's engine on Monday. The car went up in flames.

The woman, who thought up the strange idea after her car failed to start, placed wood and newspapers under the vehicle and lit a fire.

Firefighters rushed to the scene and put out the blaze, which completely destroyed the car.

(Jinwanbao)