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By Diana Moskovitz

dmoskovitz@MiamiHerald.com

A parking lot full of scooters and other small vehicles caught fire Thursday night in Miami, creating a huge blaze.

The fire started in a parking lot near the Magic Muffler shop located at 625 NE 79th St., according to Miami Fire-Rescue. The fire started about 9:30 p.m. in a lot holding scooters and small motorized vehicles, Assistant Chief Joseph Zahralban said.

When firefighters arrived, the flames were adjacent to the muffler store, threatening to spread there.

“They attacked the fire aggressively,” Zahralban said, “enabling them to stop the fire from going into the muffler store.”

Firefighters were able to put out the fire before the flames spread inside the muffler store. Nobody was hurt.

As for what caused the fire, that is under investigation.

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