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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bevan Hurley

Biden rental car that burst into flames at Nantucket Airport was subject to safety review

Twitter / Nantucket Airport

A fire at Nantucket airport that destroyed five vehicles rented to Joe Biden’s Secret Service detail by Hertz may have started in an SUV that was subject to a safety recall, investigators believe.

The blaze erupted less than 24 hours after Mr Biden’s security detail returned the vehicles and briefly shut down Nantucket Memorial Airport early on Monday after it spread to within 40 feet of fuel tanks.

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