Wantagh Firefighters responded on Engine 4 to a car fire on the Southern State Parkway exit ramp on to Southbound Wantagh Ave. on June 23, at 12:48 p.m. The operator of the car reported that he was driving eastbound on the Southern State when he noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment, prompting him to exit at Wantagh Ave.
First Assistant Chief Joe Gross was in command, assisted by third Assistant Tom Bloomfield (who also captured and provided the photographs). No injuries were reported.
-Submitted by Kevin Regan, WFD PIO