Fire out on Belt Parkway ramp of Verrazano

The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge was jammed with traffic from a car fire and people leaving Staten Island for the weekend. The viewpoint is Brooklyn-bound on the span.

The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge was jammed with traffic from a car fire and people leaving Staten Island for the weekend. The viewpoint is Brooklyn-bound on the span.(Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Belt Parkway ramp from the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge was briefly closed due to a vehicle fire Friday afternoon, according to the MTA and FDNY.

The fire, which occurred at 1:10 p.m. on the Staten Island-bound Belt Parkway ramp, was quickly extinguished with no injuries reported, said spokeswomen for the MTA and the FDNY.

Residual delays continued on the span as of about 2 p.m.

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