A car caught fire at about 8:47 a.m. and closed...

A car caught fire at about 8:47 a.m. and closed the center and left lanes at Exit 33 Tuesday morning, the DOT said on its website. Credit: DOT traffic camera

A burning car on the Long Island Expressway in New Hyde Park closed two lanes and slowed eastbound traffic to a crawl for several miles Tuesday morning, according to the state Department of Transportation.

A car caught fire at about 8:47 a.m. and closed the center and left lanes at Exit 33, New Hyde Park Road, the DOT said on its website.

No other information was immediately available.

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'It's personal to me' The law would require businesses to have proper state licensing, prove that their employees are paid and ban staff from living at the spas or sleeping there overnight. Repeat offenders could face penalties up to $25,000. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn has more.

The law would require businesses to have proper state licensing, prove that their employees are paid and ban staff from living at the spas or sleeping there overnight. Repeat offenders could face penalties up to $25,000. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn has more.  Credit: Newsday/Belisa Morillo, Drew Singh; File Footage

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