Car catches fire on Northway in Saratoga County

A car overheated then caught fire on the Northway in the middle of the Monday evening commute, the West Crescent Fire Department said.

A NewsChannel 13 viewer sent us video of the fire.

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It happened at around 6:20 p.m. Monday on the Northway northbound near Halfmoon. Traffic was reduced to one lane for about an hour.

The fire was quickly put out, and the car was towed. All lanes are back open.

No one was hurt, and the fire remains under investigation.