According to the Roosevelt Island Twitterverse:
Taxi on fire on the Queensboro Bridge. View from the tramway. http://t.co/pMuAc4TmCX
Maite (@maite_H_mateo) June 14, 2014
Burning taxi on #queensborobridge pic.twitter.com/8DjW3gUpnp
Hng Vit (@dohungviet) June 14, 2014
Taxi cab exploded on the Queensborough Bridge. No fatalities. @ Roosevelt Island Tramway http://t.co/K0pX3tNIAl
[ga]briela (@gogabigabi) June 14, 2014
Due to a car fire, expect traffic delays on the eastbound Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge. Consider alternate routes.
NYC OEM – Notify NYC (@NotifyNYC) June 14, 2014
A taxi caught on fire while on the 59th Street early Saturday evening, as shown on this video taken on the Roosevelt Island tram. There were no injuries reported in connection with the fire, according to the FDNY.
There have been several other vehicle fires on the Queensboro bridge since April 2013.