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UPDATE: Car Carrier Of Hybrids Catches Fire, Closes Route 17 (PHOTOS) UPDATE: Car Carrier Of Hybrids Catches Fire, Closes Route 17 (PHOTOS)
Update: Car Carrier Of Hybrids Catches Fire, Closes Route 17 (Photos) A car carrier loaded with hybrids caught fire, causing some major morning headaches on northbound Route 17. Special foam was needed to help extinguish the blaze, which apparently broke out in the brake system and spread early Wednesday, Sept. 28, Saddle River Police Chief Jason Cosgriff said. No one was injured, but many were inconvenienced when the northbound highway had to be shut down around 7:30 a.m. A special foam was needed.SADDLE RIVER FD "Rush-hour traffic was terrible," Cosgriff said. "The trailer had to be unloaded of all vehicles before they could all be towed."  Big Tows I…