Crime & Safety

Raging Car Fire Stalls Route 135 Traffic

Bethpage firefighters put down fully involved Toyota.

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A spectacular car fire created a traffic nightmare Wednesday morning on the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway.

Bethpage firefighters arrived to find a Toyota Rav 4 fully engulfed in flames in the northbound lanes of Route 135 near Hempstead Turnpike.

Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze and there were no reports of injuries. 

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The fire brought northbound traffic to a standstill, stretching through Farmingdale and back toward Merrick Road. Southbound traffic was also slowed.

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