1.0 link 229563 <![CDATA[Throgs Neck Bridge Fire Causes Massive Traffic Snarl]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/10/throgs-neck-bridge-fire-c_n_229563.html NEW YORK (AP) -- A dawn fire under a major New York bridge created commuter chaos Friday, crippling rush-hour traffic for miles and leaving thousands of motorists stuck.

The 5 a.m. blaze started in a construction shed under the Throgs Neck Bridge that links the Bronx with Queens. It was early afternoon before the first traffic started moving -- but only in the Queens-bound lanes.

"I know New York has traffic, but I've never seen anything like this," said Jeff Sturza, who...

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