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Hampton Bays Car Fire Extinguished Quickly Sunday: Officials

A Corvette was on fire on W. Montauk Highway, officials said.

A Corvette was on fire in Hampton Bays Sunday, officials said.
A Corvette was on fire in Hampton Bays Sunday, officials said. (Courtesy Hampton Bays Fire Department)

HAMPTON BAYS, NY — A car fire in Hampton Bays was quickly extinguished Sunday, officials said.

According to the Hampton Bays Fire Department, the call came in at 12:22 p.m. about a vehicle fire on W. Montauk Highway just west of the railroad bridge.

A heavy rescue engine "made quick work" of extinguishing the fire in the Corvette; traffic was diverted during the incident, officials said.

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