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One Dead After Cars on Brooklyn Bridge Burst Into Flames One Dead After Cars on Brooklyn Bridge Burst Into Flames
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One person was killed when two cars on the Brooklyn Bridge erupted into flames after a crash on Wednesday morning, forcing the authorities to shut down both sides of the bridge during the morning commute, fire officials said. One person was killed when two cars on the Brooklyn Bridge erupted into flames after a crash Wednesday morning, forcing the shut down of the bridge during the morning commute, fire officials said.
The vehicles were traveling on the Brooklyn-bound side of the bridge when a crash around 7:15 a.m. caused them to spin out of control, a spokesman for the New York Fire Department said. One person was killed and five others suffered minor injuries. The two cars were traveling on the Brooklyn-bound side of the bridge around 7:15 a.m. when a crash with another vehicle caused them to spin out of control, a spokesman for the New York Fire Department said. Five people suffered minor injuries.
Firefighters extinguished the flames shortly after 8 a.m., the spokesman said, and they had searched the cars for additional victims. Firefighters extinguished the flames shortly after 8 a.m. had searched the cars for more victims, the spokesman said. The Manahttan-bound lanes on the bridge were reopened around 8:30 a.m., but the other side remained closed, the authorities said.