Images: Car destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon on Interstate 890 in Rotterdam

May 27—ROTTERDAM — A car burned on westbound Interstate 890 Thursday afternoon.

The driver escaped the vehicle without injury, according to information available at the scene.

The incident happened at about 1:30 p.m. in the breakdown lane just before Rice Road.

South Schenectady firefighters responded, but the car could be seen engulfed in flames. A passerby could also be seen at one point trying to use a fire extinguisher on the vehicle.

Photos by Peter R. Barber/The Daily Gazette

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