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<p>The westbound Long Island Expressway has reopened at Exit 41 after an earlier car fire, Nassau police said Friday afternoon.&nbsp;</p> 
<p>In a news release put out just after noon, police said the lanes had been shut down due to the fire.</p>

The westbound Long Island Expressway has reopened at Exit 41 after an earlier car fire, Nassau police said Friday afternoon. In a news release put out just after noon, police said the lanes had been shut down due to the fire.

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