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Fire That Destroyed Hialeah Box Trucks Appears to be Intentionally Set: Police

Crews were able to put out the fire and no injuries were reported

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Police are investigating a fire at a Hialeah business early Monday that destroyed two box trucks and may have been intentionally set.

Hialeah Police and fire rescue crews responded to the fire at the San Pedro Party Rental business in the 2200 block of West 80th Street around 5 a.m., where two trucks were found in flames.

“I was worried about the fire spreading, maybe catching the other cars on fire, maybe the trees. The trees are pretty close," witness Hugo Camacho said.

Crews were able to put out the fire and no injuries were reported.

“It is crazy because I don't know who can do that," the owner's nephew, Landy Martinez, told NBC 6. "Because the trucks, nothing had happened to the trucks.”

Police later said the fire appeared to be "intentionally set." No arrests have been made and the incident remains under investigation.

Martinez said the business has one working truck and they spent much of Monday morning cleaning the items that were in the trucks impacted.

Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.

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