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Car fire snarls Parkway East near Squirrel Hill

Car fire snarls Parkway East near Squirrel Hill

A car fire on the Parkway East caused a major backup this afternoon.

The fire erupted shortly after 1 p.m. in a sedan in the left outbound lane at the Squirrel Hill exit. Pittsburgh firefighters extinguished it, and all lanes reopened around 1:45 p.m. but traffic was backed beyond the Forbes Avenue interchange.

First Published: June 4, 2015, 5:58 p.m.

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