Crime & Safety
Burning Vehicle, Slowing Evening Commute Along Montauk Highway, Doused By Firefighters: Police
The Mastic Fire Department was called to the scene at around 5:15 p.m., Suffolk police say.
MASTIC, NY — Area firefighters were called to douse a flaming vehicle outside of CVS on Montauk Highway in Shirley on Wednesday night, Suffolk police said.
The Mastic Fire Department was called to the scene on Montauk Highway at around 5:15 p.m., according to police.
No one was hurt.
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Video of the fire shows flames shooting out of the vehicle and smoke billowing in the wind, as traffic slows down on Montauk Highway. Several posts can be seen on social media like Facebook where motorists posted in local community groups.
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