car on fire on Blackstone Blvd; expect traffic to be altered
If you've been seeing thick black smoke rising on the East Side, it's because there's a car on fire on Blackstone Blvd. It's just south of Rochambeau on the southbound side, so all traffic is being diverted east onto Rochambeau. I expect traffic patterns will be messed up for a while.
It was a hatchback-type car, and the fire looked…almost cinematic. Wonder if it was an electric/hybrid. [EDIT: People are asking why I conjectured this. It's because the fire pattern looked like it was coming from the entire floor, and because I didn't see burning fuel on the ground. But I only looked for a moment: rubberneckers cause accidents. Which is also why I didn't take a photo.]
Really hope everyone associated with it was okay. The car was on the in the parking lane, and I didn't see any other vehicle in contact with it, so hopefully either nobody was in it or the occupants were able to pull over and get out safely.
I'm sure there will be all kinds of dramatic photos and videos later. Just alerting people both about the cause of smoke and the likely effect on traffic.