Brush Fire Ignites on Merritt Parkway

A brush fire erupted on the median of the Merritt Parkway eastbound between exits 42 and 44.

When the Westport fire department arrived on Monday afternoon at approximately 3:30 p.m., the area of  fire was approximately ten by fifty feet.

 The fire was quickly extinguished and both engine companies continued to wet down the area because of the extremely dry conditions. Fairfield assisted in putting out the fire.

The cause of the fire is unknown, but the fire department urged in a press release that drivers to use their ashtrays to discard cigarattes rather than tossing them out of the window.