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Today's fire involving a power plinth on Favona Road was the second in recent weeks and on the same stretch of road as the earlier event. In the first, the transformer caught fire following a creeping blaze from a nearby shed and fence. This afternoon's fire was the result of a car driving on to the footpath, smashing into the plinth and setting it, and the car, alight. In both instances firefighters used foam to quell the blaze. In a repeat performance, road blocks were again set up to divert traffic on busy Favona Road until the fire was dealt with and the power company turned off the electricity. Cordons were maintained for several hours.

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