Car Catches Fire On I-95 In Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, CT — Firefighters extinguished a car fire late Tuesday night on I-95 in Fairfield. Crews responded to I-95 North between Exits 24 and 25 on the report of a car fire at 11:30 p.m.

“Companies arrived on scene within 6 minutes of dispatch,” officials wrote in a post on Facebook. “Upon arrival firefighters found a late model vehicle on fire. The driver safely exited the vehicle without injuries. Our operations on the Interstate are very dangerous (especially at night). Please have patience with emergency services and tow recovery operators when we need to restrict traffic to one lane to safety conduct our operations. Thank you.”