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Injuries Reported in NJ-3 Car Fire in Rutherford

Rutherford

One person was transported to an area hospital suffering burns after a car ignited into flames on a NJ highway this evening in Bergen County.

According to officials, firefighters rushed to NJ-3 and Lincoln Avenue where they observed flames shooting from a vehicle just before 6:30 p.m.

Crews immediately began extinguishing the flames that fully engulfed the car according to fire officials.

The victim did not suffer fatal injuries.

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