Crime & Safety
Firefighters Extinguish Car Fire On I-78 In Union County
The car caught fire on Monday morning on the westbound side of Interstate 78.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Firefighters battled a car fire on Interstate 78 in Berkeley Heights on Monday.
On Feb. 19 at 7:33 p.m., New Jersey State Police(NJSP) Troopers and the Berkeley Heights Fire Department went to a vehicle fire on Interstate 78 West at milepost 45.4 in Berkeley Heights Township.
Troopers found a Nissan passenger vehicle fully engulfed on the right shoulder, said NJSP Trooper Troy McNair.
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The vehicle gas tank failed during the fire which created a small flammable liquid fire, according to the fire department.
There were no injuries reported.
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New Providence Fire and Union County Hazardous Materials team also helped at the scene.
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