Dozens Of Cars Destroyed As Fire Spreads To Hotel Parking Lot On Long Island
A midday car fire outside a Long Island hotel rapidly spread to many other vehicles, destroying at least 25 of them.
Members of the Melville Volunteer Fire Department responded at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 24, to the Huntington Hilton on Broadhollow Road, where there was a reported car fire.
Upon arrival, Fire Chief David Kaplan said crews found multiple cars burning in the middle of a storage lot of approximately 1,000 Uber vehicles.
With an assist from neighboring fire departments in Plainview, East Farmingdale, Huntington Manor, and Dix Hills, the fire was knocked down in …
Florida Driver, 64, Killed After Car Bursts Into Flames In Mercer County
A car burst into flames killing a driver from Florida on Interstate-295 in Mercer County on Wednesday, authorities said.
Fevzi Denker, 64, of West Palm Beach, Florida, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Sgt. Philip Curry, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police.
No one else was in the Toyota Corolla when it caught fire at 5:55 p.m., Curry said.
The motorist was traveling north near the Exit 60 ramp to I-195 in Hamilton Township, Curry said.
After catching fire, the Toyota ran off the highway, striking a concrete barrier, Curry said.
The ramp was closed for approximat…
