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Car Fire Closes NJ Turnpike In Mercer County: State Police

A car went up in flames on the New Jersey Turnpike Thursday afternoon, causing a shutdown of one lane, state police said.

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Photo Credit: New Jersey State Police

Troopers responded to a report of a smoking car that quickly caught fire in the northbound lanes on the inner roadway near milepost 61.9 in Robbinsville Township just before 1:45 p.m., NJSP spokesperson Brandi Slota told DailyVoice.com.

Local fire crews were called to the scene to douse the blaze, Slota said.

The right lane remained closed as of 2:30 p.m., Slota said.

The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.

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