Nativity Scene at Medford City Hall Catches Fire on Christmas

The small fire was put out in about 5 minutes.

Posted Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 10:23 am ET|Updated Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 10:25 am ET

The nativity scene at Medford City Hall caught fire Wednesday afternoon, according to Boston.com.

Firefighters put out the small Christmas-Day fire in about 5 minutes, according to the report.

Some of the statues in the scene melted. A malfunctioning electric lamp is suspected to have caused the fire, according to Boston.com.

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