Fire Rescue News - Marsh fire, single-car crash ties up Margate Bridge traffic

From Press staff reports | Posted: Saturday, July 24, 2010 | 2 comments

A single-car accident and a marsh fire tied up traffic on the Margate Bridge for about 40 minutes Saturday afternoon.

Police said the two incidents were unrelated but happened at about the same time. Police said no one was injured badly in the single-car accident at the Margate Bridge, where a car ran into a toll booth. At about the same time, a wildfire of unknown origin flared up on an adjacent marsh.

The fire was contained as of 3 p.m., police said.