Tractor Goes Up In Flames On Route 287

A driver bailed out before his tractor went up in flames Tuesday afternoon on Route 287, responders said.

The tractor went up in flames on the southbound side of Route 287 in Mahwah.
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Firefighters found the trailer-less rig fully involved at mile marker 65.3 on the southbound side of Route 287 in Mahwah shortly after 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29.
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At the scene on southbound Route 287 in Mahwah.
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11/29/2022 6:41 p.m.

Local police and then firefighters found the trailer-less rig fully involved at mile marker 65.3 on the highway's southbound side in Mahwah shortly after 3:30 p.m. Nov. 29.

Mahwah's finest quickly doused the flames.

New Jersey State Police are investigating.

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