Crime & Safety

Car Fire Causes Lane Closure on Vets Highway

BREAKING: Two lanes on Veterans Memorial Highway were shut down on Wednesday morning.

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY - Two lanes of the Veteran's Memorial Highway in Central Islip were shut down on Wednesday morning due to a car fire.

An alert was sent out at about 8:30 a.m. The car fire broke out near Connetquot Avenue.

Roads are expected to re-open at about 9:30 a.m.

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