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A Florida woman narrowly avoided a gruesome death after a wheelchair battery exploded outside her home. Alexandra Anaya had ...

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A Florida homeowner was caught on camera dashing from a wheelchair moments before it exploded and burst into flames.

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"Eight seconds later it exploded into a ball of fire," Alexandra Anaya said.