FAIRFIELD — Fire officials are investigating a morning car fire on the Merritt Parkway that destroyed an Audi R8.
According to reports, a Newington man was driving the car, only a week old, northbound on the parkway around 9 a.m., when, between exit 46 and 47 in Fairfield, he looked up in the rearview mirror and saw smoke. As the car’s engine is in the rear, the man pulled over to see if there was something wrong with the vehicle. After stepping out of the car, he reportedly saw flames coming out of the engine. No one was hurt in the incident, but the car was a complete loss.
A section of the parkway was closed for about 30 minutes due to the car fire.
The cause of the fire is unknown and the Fairfield Fire Department is investigating.
Fire officials said the car is only one of two of its kind in the United States.
—-By Amanda Cuda
