The Merritt Parkway was temporarily shut down on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 19, after a three-car pile-up sparked a truck fire and sent two to the hospital, authorities said.
Norwalk firefighters were called to the Merritt Parkway between northbound exits 38 to 40 for the multiple-car crash just after noon. Officials said one truck was fully engulfed in flames when responders arrived with two other cars sustaining damage in the blaze.
Firefighters put out the flames, but the heat from the fire damaged the highway’s guardrails, requiring officials to temporarily shut down a portion of the parkway to make repairs, the Norwalk Fire Department said…