Traffic & Transit

Fire Destroys Van On Long Island Expressway; Major Delays

Officials said the fire broke out on the Long Island Expressway during the morning commute.

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A van caught fire on the eastbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway on Monday morning. Traffic was snarled as drivers were forced to use a single lane. (Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.)
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A fire destroyed a van on the eastbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway on Monday morning. Traffic was snarled as drivers were forced to use a single lane. (Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.)

SYOSSET, NY — A van caught fire Monday morning on the Long Island Expressway and three lanes were closed for over an hour during the morning commute.

Around 7:30 a.m. Monday, the Jericho and Syosset volunteer fire departments arrived to a van engulfed in flames on the eastbound lanes of the expressway near Syosset. Crews extinguished the blaze, which destroyed the vehicle.

Traffic was forced to use just the high-occupancy lane, causing major delays.

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No one was hurt.

Below are photos from the blaze.

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Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.
Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.
Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.
Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.
Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.
Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.
Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.
Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.
Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.
Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.
Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.
Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.

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