Car Fire Stalls Monday Night Traffic On Merritt At Norwalk-Westport Border

WESTPORT/NORWALK, Conn. -- A car fire stopped traffic on the northbound Merritt Parkway at about 8:10 p.m. Monday just past Exit 40, the Norwalk Fire Department reported.

A 1992 Toyota Camry is fully engulfed in flames Monday night on the northbound Merritt Parkway.
Photo Credit: *Norwalk Fire Department*

Firefighters work to put out the blaze on the Merritt Parkway.
Photo Credit: *Norwalk Fire Department*

Firefighters examine the smoking car Monday night on the Merritt Parkway.
Photo Credit: *Norwalk Fire Department*

by The Daily Voice

05/28/2013 11:00 a.m.

The Norwalk and Westport Fire Departments responded. When the first engine arrived, firefighters found a 1992 Toyota Camry fully involved in flames, Norwalk Deputy Fire Chief Chris King said in a statement.

Both northbound lanes were shut down for about 15 minutes while crews extinguished the fire, King said.

Norwalk and Westport each sent two engines and a command car, he said. No injuries were reported, and the last fire unit cleared the parkway at 9 p.m, King said.

Both fire departments respond to calls on this section of the parkway.

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