No one was seriously injured in the back-to-back collisions involving four cars about 200 feet from Exit 8, said Eric Stryker, a good Samaritan who stopped his car and rushed over to help.
Nutley police and firefighters were the first on the scene, Stryker told Daily Voice.
"The van was 100% empty when the fire really got going," he said.
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