Two New Jersey Turnpike Fires Over The Weekend

Two fires broke out over the weekend in the same place beneath the New Jersey Turnpike in Jersey City.

The first, at around 6:20 p.m. Saturday, forced the closure of Interchange 14C for two hours while firefighters battled a blaze that broke out after a lit cigarette was tossed from the highway onto some rubbish and railroad ties at 10th and Brunswick streets, said Jersey City firefighter Andrew Johnson, a spokesman for the department.

"We received a report of a large volume of smoke," Johnson said yesterday. "It required us to redirect traffic off the Turnpike."

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