Car Bursts Into Flames, Shuts Down I-84 Stretch In Region

A stretch of Interstate 84 in the Hudson Valley was temporarily closed to traffic after a car went up in flames on the shoulder.

The blaze happened on westbound Interstate 84 in Brewster.
Photo Credit: *Brewster Fire Department*

Ben Crnic

09/23/2024 11:30 a.m.

The blaze happened in Putnam County on Saturday evening, Sept. 21, when a vehicle caught on fire on Interstate 84 West in Brewster, according to the village's fire department.

The blaze caused a stretch of the interstate to shut down briefly as crews worked to put out the flames.

The flames sent a large pillar of smoke up into the sky and completely consumed the car, as seen in photos of the fire released by the fire department.

No injuries were reported.

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