Crime & Safety

Car Catches Fire On Putnam Bridge

Traffic was tied up for about an hour.

GLASTONBURY — A car fire forced state police to close part of the Putnam Bridge Friday morning, according to the Hartford Courant.

The southbound lanes approaching Wethersfield were shut down about 9:15 a.m., according to the state Department of Transportation. There were no reports of injuries, the Courant reported.

The scene was expected to be cleared within an hour.

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