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SALEM FIRE

— Firefighters were called at 2:59 p.m. Wednesday to the 1300 block of Carole Drive for a car smoking. Upon arrival, fire was showing in the engine compartment and the fire was extinguished and the battery disconnected. The driver of the vehicle said it was smoking while she was driving and it had been parked 20 minutes when flames were present. She said the head gasket had been leaking and smoking was a normal occurrence. According to a police report, the resident was attempting to extinguish the fire with a garden hose.

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