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Cars Catch Fire At Darien High School In Jump Start Gone Wrong

DARIEN, Conn. -- Two people trying to jump-start a car at Darien High School last week accidentally set both cars on fire, police said.

Two cars caught fire at Darien High School last week after the owners tried to jump-start one of them, police said.

Two cars caught fire at Darien High School last week after the owners tried to jump-start one of them, police said.

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Officers responded to the high school at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21, on a report of two cars on fire near the baseball field, police said.

By the time they arrived, the fires had been extinguished by a volunteer firefighter, police said.

The owner of a 1994 Ford Bronco was trying to jump-start the car from a 2008 Toyota Rav4, police said.

The cars were connected with jumper cables, and after a couple attempts, both engines caught on fire at the same time, police said.

Nobody was injured in the incident, but there was damage to the engines of both cars.

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