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

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. 

The blaze happened on westbound Interstate 84 in Brewster. 

Photo Credit: Brewster Fire Department

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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