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Billowing car fire on Boston highway snarls traffic

A billowing car fire on Route 93 in Boston briefly halted traffic as crews doused the flames.

A traffic camera near Morrissey Boulevard picked up the engulfed 2009 Buick SUV billowing smoke as responders doused out the flames shortly after 2:00 p.m.

Massachusetts State Police told Boston 25 News that the driver of the SUV, a 53-year-old man, was not injured in the fire.

Traffic eventually was able to squeak by in the left-most lane as several fire engines hosed down the charred vehicle.

The three rightmost lanes of the highway were opened up around 3:00 p.m. and the SUV was towed away from the scene.

Billowing car fire on Boston highway snarls traffic

A billowing car fire on Route 93 in Boston briefly halted traffic as crews doused the flames.

A traffic camera near Morrissey Boulevard picked up the engulfed 2009 Buick SUV billowing smoke as responders doused out the flames shortly after 2:00 p.m.

Massachusetts State Police told Boston 25 News that the driver of the SUV, a 53-year-old man, was not injured in the fire.

Traffic eventually was able to squeak by in the left-most lane as several fire engines hosed down the charred vehicle.

The three rightmost lanes of the highway were opened up around 3:00 p.m. and the SUV was towed away from the scene.