NEW JERSEY — An early morning **** set over a dozen vehicles ablaze yesterday in the parking garage of Newark Liberty International Airport.

According to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the **** broke out shortly before 7 a.m. Thursday on the rooftop of the garage at Terminal C. The **** sent a towering plume of black, heavy ***** into the air as early morning ********* drove by.

Credit: The Associated Press

Though ************ were able to quickly extinguish the *****, the parking garage was forced to temporarily close.

No ******** were reported, and airport operations and flights were not affected, said the Federal Aviation Administration.

Officials are currently investigating the cause of the ****.