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Fire on the Manhattan Bridge
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Jen Carlson
Published Jul 8, 2009
Modified Jul 8, 2009
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Helicopters fly over the fire on the Manhattan Bridge
Some concerned readers wrote in a little bit after 11 a.m. when a large fire appeared on the Manhattan Bridge. Turns out it's a tractor trailer fire, and the newswire reports that it's on the Brooklyn bound side and they're currently awaiting a structural engineer. More details as they come in, but the subways still seem to running over the bridge. Did you see the blaze? UPDATE: Around 12:15 p.m. the truck was being towed off the bridge, and structural evaluation is complete.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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