Crime & Safety
Vehicle Found Ablaze On Rt. 21 Was Stolen, Nutley Police Say
Firefighters from Nutley, Belleville and Clifton responded to the car fire, authorities said.
BELLEVILLE-NUTLEY, NJ — Emergency responders recently made a surprise discovery after putting out a car fire on Route 21 in Essex County, authorities say: the vehicle was stolen.
According to the Nutley Police Department, the vehicle fire took place around 8:42 p.m. on March 14 near mile marker 8.5. When emergency responders arrived at the scene, the car – a Mitsubishi Outlander – was “fully engulfed” in flames.
Firefighters from Nutley and Clifton extinguished the blaze, while Belleville and Clifton firefighters assisted with closing the highway, police said.
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After towing the vehicle and reopening the highway, authorities discovered that the car was stolen from Passaic, police said.
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