A car fire on Main Street between Lawton Street and North Avenue near the Rainbow Fish Market at 382 Main Street shut down traffic on the busy thoroughfare for about an hour this afternoon as firefighters responded to the scene and quickly brought the fire under control. The fire filled the sky around Main Street and Lawton and was visible a half-mile away.
Below are photos from the scene taken by Robert Cox. Video shot by a local merchant using his iPhone. Some additional photos are being sent from a Blackberry; we will update when we get them.
In the video you can see the flames leaping up from the car. Below is a photo of the owner of the car who stood nearby and watched as her car burned and was then doused with water. She appeared to be uninjured and no ambulances were brought into the fire scene so it appears there were no injuries.
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