A dramatic inferno engulfed a taxi cab last night on the Upper West Side around 7 p.m. The taxi burst into flames on Columbus Avenue between 84th and 85th Streets; a witness tells My Upper West, "This is shot from the window at Tale Thai on Columbus Ave. We all looked up and suddenly the taxi was engulfed. The driver got out safely."
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Photos: Taxi Engulfed In Flames On Upper West Side
Fiery Cab Outside St. Patrick's
A taxi cab caught fire at Fifth Avenue and 50th Street, outside St. Patrick's Cathedral. The fire was extinguished within a half hour, but part of Fifth Avenue was shut down an hour and a half. According to WNBC, the cab driver, who "got out of the cab and ran away after it caught fire," will not be charged by the police.
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