Just before 10 AM this morning a fire broke out on the Queensboro Bridge just above Roosevelt Island
Image From Eva Bosbach in approximately the same spot as three weeks ago. The Roosevelt Island Twitterverse was on scene and reported:
Whoa. Massive fire from truck on Koch/Queensboro bridge. (Pic from Roosevelt island) pic.twitter.com/e7EYij3XXj
drewhyun (@drewhyun) September 2, 2013
#QueensboroBridge lower level right now. #NewYork #truckfire pic.twitter.com/UyzvwBmZYn
Nick Barnets (@NickBarnets) September 2, 2013
A few minutes later the fire was out
Image From Eva Bosbach but expect traffic delays in both directions on the Queensboro Bridge.
Due to FDNY activity, the lower level of the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge is currently closed in both directions. Expect heavy delays.
NYC OEM – Notify NYC (@NotifyNYC) September 2, 2013
Information on August 16 Queensboro Bridge truck fire available
Image of 8/16 Queensboro Bridge Fire from Heart Ashley at this previous post. UPDATE 5:15 PM.
Image of 9/2 Queensboro Bridge Fire From Sonal Bhatia According to an FDNY spokesperson, the fire was contained to a tractor trailer cabin. Asked whether there was any correlation between today’s Queensboro Bridge fire and the three other recent Queensboro Bridge fire incidents on: the FDNY spokesperson said that today’s fire was undergoing a “routine investigation”. CBS New York adds:
… Firefighters were called at 9:47 a.m. The flames were under control about 15 minutes later.
The city Department of Transportation checked the bridge for structural damage but found none.
Another truck caught fire on the same bridge and damaged a floor beam Aug. 16. And in April, the bridge was closed briefly after a truck caught fire and caused an oxygen tank in the back to explode near the Manhattan entrance. One lane of the Queens-bound upper level is still closed as a result of that fire….