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Tow Truck Catches Fire on the FDR Drive, Blocking Lanes

By DNAinfo Staff on February 8, 2011 9:05am

Two lanes of traffic were shut down on the FDR Drive after a tow truck caught fire near 91st Street.
Two lanes of traffic were shut down on the FDR Drive after a tow truck caught fire near 91st Street.
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By Olivia Scheck

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

MANHATTAN — A tow truck caught fire on the FDR Drive Tuesday morning, blocking two lanes, according to the state's 511 traffic information service and the FDNY.

The tow truck caught fire near East 91st Street around 8:18 a.m. and was still ongoing shortly before 9 a.m., the FDNY said.

No injuries were reported, according to the FDNY.