Dramatic Car Fire Closes Part of Williamsburg Bridge, Instagrammers Get to Work

Good luck if you’re thinking of getting back into Brooklyn via the Williamsburg Bridge tonight.

A BMW burst into flames this afternoon, causing the outer roadway to be closed. It didn’t take long for photos to hit Twitter and Instagram:

Car on fire on the Williamsburg bridge outer lane going towards Wmsbg. Expect delays. No yiden involved. pic.twitter.com/HzP2vO4vTt

— Williamsburg News (@WMSBG) August 5, 2013

Hey @FDNY thanks for giving me s&@t for reporting fire on williamsburg bridge. So much for being a good samaritan! pic.twitter.com/uxlmszaWZj

— Karina Cherfas (@kcherfas) August 5, 2013

[protected-iframe id=”fa5fe2372c3168c4bd07fdafaca64509-35584880-50017992″ info=”//instagram.com/p/cpHkQSli1k/embed/” width=”612″ height=”710″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”]

According to bedfordandbowery.com the fire is now out, but it will take a while for the road to be re-opened.

UPDATE: A spokesman for the FDNY has confirmed that the bridge is now re-opened and the car has been cleared away. They still have no idea what caused the blaze.