Police: 7 vehicles set ablaze in Philly

    Call it election night revelry?

    Police say about a half-dozen vehicles were destroyed after being intentionally set on fire in Philadelphia.

    Authorities are searching for the arsonists following the fires on a single block in the city’s Wynnefield neighborhood early today.

    Investigators say seven cars were set ablaze and five sustained significant damage. A fire marshal is investigating whether accelerants were used to ignite the fires.

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