Taxi Catches Fire On Queensboro Bridge Tonight Seen From Roosevelt Island Tram

According to the Roosevelt Island Twitterverse:

Taxi on fire on the Queensboro Bridge. View from the tramway. http://t.co/pMuAc4TmCX
— Maite (@maite_H_mateo) June 14, 2014

Burning taxi on #queensborobridge pic.twitter.com/8DjW3gUpnp
— Đỗ Hùng Việt (@dohungviet) June 14, 2014

Taxi cab exploded on the Queensborough Bridge. No fatalities. 🙏 🚖🚒 @ Roosevelt Island Tramway http://t.co/K0pX3tNIAl
— [ga]briela (@gogabigabi) June 14, 2014

Due to a car fire, expect traffic delays on the eastbound Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge. Consider alternate routes.
— NYC OEM - Notify NYC (@NotifyNYC) June 14, 2014

NBC New York reports

A taxi caught on fire while on the 59th Street early Saturday evening, as shown on this video taken on the Roosevelt Island tram. There were no injuries reported in connection with the fire, according to the FDNY.

There have been several other vehicle fires on the Queensboro bridge since April 2013.