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Firefighters Battle 3-Alarm LIC Warehouse Fire

2009_09_licfire.jpg A fire broke out at a warehouse, located at 27th Street and 50th Avenue, just before 6 a.m. and has grown into a three-alarm blaze. The smoke has been so heavy that all westbound Long Island Expressway lanes were shut down temporarily—they have since reopened but there are still delays near the Queens Midtown Tunnel. According to MyFoxNY, "NY Traffic Authority Ines Rosales recommends drivers in the area take the 59th Street Bridge or get off on Queens Boulevard and take the Queens Borough Bridge." And firefighters are still working to get the fire under control.

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  • ganghiscon

    Why is this alleged NY traffic authority making the Queensboro and 59th St. bridge sound like two separate bridges?

  • RooseveltIsland360

    Good question. Amusing.

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