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Officials: 3 vehicles, one home intentionally set on fire in Philadelphia neighborhood

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PHILADELPHIA - An investigation is underway after a string of allegedly intentional fires caused extensive damage along a street in Overbrook Thursday morning.Fire crews responded to several fires on Atwood Road around 2 a.m.Officials say three vehicles, including a pickup truck and dump truck, were set on fire intentionally.

The fire then quickly spread to a nearby house.Video from the scene showed three burned vehicles, along with the scorched side of the home.A woman who says she lives at the home told FOX 29 she was at the hospital when the fires broke out.

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