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Bridgeport Fire Department Knocks Down Car Blaze Just off of Interstate 79 along Jerry Dove Drive

By Jeff Toquinto on February 07, 2023

Just after noon Monday, the Bridgeport Fire Department received a call from the Harrison County 911 center that there was a vehicle fire on Jerry Dove Drive.
 
The call came in at 12:02 p.m. It involved a red, four-door, Chevrolet Cobalt.
 
Bridgeport Fire Chief Phil Hart said when his staff arrived on the scene the car was fully involved. He said the blaze started and was contained to the motor compartment.
 
“The vehicle was destroyed as a result of the fire,” said Hart, who said the incident took place near the Interstate 79 exit ramp northbound. “It was totaled.”
 
During and shortly after the fire, the Bridgeport Fire Department handled traffic control on the scene.
 
“We had to limit traffic to one lane,” said Hart. “There were no traffic hazards as a result and there were also no traffic backups, which helped in the process."
 
Hart added there was only one occupant of the vehicle.
 
He said the individual driving the vehicle, a male, was able to safely exit the vehicle unharmed.
 
Bridgeport-based Dan Riggs Towing safely removed the vehicle from the scene. Hart said the scene was back to normal upon depature.

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