THE SOUTHBOUND LANES OF THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE are closed this morning following a fire involving a fuel tanker.
CBS
The fire started at 5:30 am, apparently in the truck’s cab. The fire department was able to extinguish it quickly before it spread to the trailer, but the below-freezing temperatures created a massive ice patch on the turnpike which is still closed on the southbound side.
WNYW-TV had their helicopter in the area shortly after the fire was put out:
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