Car Fire Backs Up Long Island Expressway For Miles

Traffic was backed up to a dead stop while firefighters battled a car fire on the Long Island Expressway on Thursday night, officials say.

Firefighters responded to the westbound lanes near Exit 61 in Ronkonkoma to find a car fully engulfed in flames in the center lane around 11:30 p.m.

All westbound lanes on the LIE near Exit 61 were closed while firefighters put out the blaze. Traffic was backed up for miles, officials say.

No one was injured in the blaze.

Assistance was brought in from the Holtsville Fire Department.

Images courtesy of Bryan Lopez, emergencypatches