Car Fire Shuts Down Route 51

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A car fire shut down Route 51 on Friday afternoon.
It happened just after 4 p.m. near Crane Avenue.
Viewer video from Melanie Jo Meiser shows flames and smoke pouring from underneath the hood of a four-door sedan.
(Photo Credit: Melanie Jo Meiser)
One northbound lane and two southbound lanes were shut down between Woodruff Street and Crane Avenue for about an hour.
The car was towed away around 5 p.m. and the lanes reopened to traffic.