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"As soon as I grabbed his jacket and pulled him away, I said, 'Your car's on fire,'" Luddeke said. "We turned to leave, and I guess the battery exploded. And that's when everything went up."
Luddeke, who lost his 17-year-old son in an automobile crash seven years ago, said he will still be delivering the toys.
"Santa won't be late this year kids," he said. "Santa was just helping out when needed."