Car Fire on Union Avenue in Harrison

Union Avenue was closed near the Nelson Avenue intersection for about 30 minutes Wednesday afternoon after a passing car caught fire just after 2 p.m.

The car was smoking heavily when it stopped near the intersection. A second motorist stopped to assist, the witness said. The driver of the vehicle, a gray Ford Taurus, was not injured.

The Harrison Fire Department put out the fire within minutes and the car was towed from the scene.