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    ABC News‏Verified account @ABC Aug 18

    A birthday gift turns dangerous when a toy car bursts into flames "in minutes," a mother says, adding that the kids riding were unharmed. https://abcn.ws/2nPVsyC pic.twitter.com/ejZQNLw99H

    5:22 PM - 18 Aug 2018
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      2. Johnny Satyre‏ @JSatyre Aug 18
        Replying to @ABC

        Whew. So glad they recorded it instead of trying to put it out.

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      1. B.Mayberry‏ @BradMayberry Aug 18
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        Get a garden hose and put down the camera!

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      1. Mostly Kinetic‏ @mostly_kinetic Aug 18
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        When did @Tesla get into the toy business?

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      1. sky‏ @hangtian_lu Aug 18
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        why not put out the fire?

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      1. Grade A USA‏ @gradeausa Aug 18
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        Lots of parents that hate their kids are going to be buying this for XMAS.

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      2. Altum‏ @UserAltum Aug 18
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        That's not what I thought they meant when they said it's the hottest toy around.....

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      2. rachael013Ⓥ  ❄️ 🌊 💙‏ @savage_vegan013 Aug 18
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        Can someone please put that out! that burning plastic is horrible for the environment.

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      1. Free Thinker  🏳️‍🌈‏ @charmedboi Aug 18
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        Instead of filming it burn and pollute the air with thick black smoke and also potenionally starting a even bigger fire , call the fire dept !!!

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      1. Olaf J. Ogland‏ @platoinCT Aug 18
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        I'm inclined to take the toy car bursting into flames as a metaphor for the Trump presidency, speeded up and put in someone's back yard, but happening near you.

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      1. JS Austin  🇨🇦‏ @Phyrefyter Aug 18
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        Transmission got hot and over heated.

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      1. RaLpH1906‏ @RAFAPhotos Aug 18
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        This sort of thing never happened when kids rode kid powered toys...

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      1. Doriano Carta‏Verified account @Paisano Aug 18
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        That's a real Hot Wheels car. Yikes. Glad no one was hurt!

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      1. BULLSHIT BUSTER‏ @WonderWinged Aug 18
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        Is this beauty under warranty ?

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