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Vehicle fire reported

-Messenger photo by Bill Shea Fort Dodge firefighters finish putting out a fire in the engine compartment of a Ford Expedition Friday evening. Fire Department Capt. Jeff Hill said the vehicle was in the garage behind the house at 1520 Eighth Ave. N., where the owner was working on it. He said when the owner tried to start it, the engine caught fire. Hill said the owner tried unsuccessfully to put it out with an extinguisher. The fire was reported at 6:08 p.m. Firefighters pushed the burning vehicle out of the garage, and used two extinguishers to put out the flames, according to Hill. Fort Dodge police assisted firefighters at the scene.

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