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arson
explosions
fire
Franselaan
parked car
Pinkstraat
Racam Tropics & Afro Cosmetics
ravaged
Rotterdam
Rotterdam-West
shop
smoke damage
water damage
Monday, 28 April 2014 - 09:03

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Fire ravages five cars, R'dam

A fire, that is thought to have broken out in a parked car in the Pinkstraat in Rotterdam-West, ravaged four other cars in the street. The car was parked close to the wall of a shop, causing that building to catch fire as well. The shop on the Franselaan now has severe smoke and water damage. https://twitter.com/mediatvnl/status/460517374614315008 Reports also came in that people heard explosions. Nobody was injured, but the homes above Racam Tropics & Afro Cosmetics were evacuated as a precaution. Police are not ruling out possible arson.

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