Philadelphia

Philly Car Firebombing Leaves Man With Burns

Someone possibly firebombed a car in Philadelphia Thursday morning leaving a person with second-degree burns over much of his body.

Medics rushed the person in the car to Temple University Hospital after the incident at Dauphin and N Cleveland streets in North Philadelphia around 5:30 a.m., said firefighters.

The blast rocked nearby homes and blasted out the windows of the car. After the blast, the victim ran out of the burning vehicle yelling "I got burnt," said witnesses.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze and police joined the investigation.

The victim told investigators someone in a green can threw something at his car, causing the blast. But, police said there was no immediate evidence to confirm that account.

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