Vehicle engulfed by flames on Hwy. 417

The occupants were able to escape safely but a flaming vehicle spewing thick smoke snarled traffic on the eastbound Highway 417 near the Highway 7 interchange Monday morning.
Ottawa Fire Services got the call at 6:42 a.m. and found the vehicle fully engulfed on arrival. They doused the fire and cleared the scene by 7:30 a.m. but reported that the haze and other motorists’ interest in the flaming wreck backed up traffic.
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