Downed power line sets car on fire in Fort Lauderdale; over 2K customers affected

A downed power line set a car on fire in a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood executives stated According to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue the power line burned the bicycle in the area of Southeast th Street and th Avenue Sunday afternoon A Florida Power Light crew shut down a nearby grid affecting more than customers FPL officers commented the fire started just before p m and they re working to restore power It remains unclear what caused the power line to go down