While traffic in Langhorne Borough was jammed up due to the closure of Route 1, further traffic trouble ensued when an SUV burst into flames at a gas station.
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The SUV was traveling when the driver saw smoke starting to come from the dashboard of the vehicle and pulled into the Exxon at the intersection of East Maple Avenue and North Pine Street (Route 413) just after 7:30 a.m., Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company Chief Frank Farry said.
Flames overtook the vehicle while it was near the air pump at the gas station. A fuel line on the vehicle ruptured and leaking gas caught fire, Farry said.
Already backed up traffic slowed even more as drivers let emergency vehicles respond and watched to see the buring vehicle.
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Firefighters from the Middletown Department of Fire and Emergency Management and Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company were on the scene for about 30 minutes.
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