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UPDATED: Truck Bursts Into Flames On Turnpike

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Tom Sofield
Credit: Michael Hiller
Credit: Michael Hiller

Read an update on the crash and see video of the fire

 

UPDATED: 10:05 a.m., Tuesday:

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The eastbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike are slow moving and the westbound travel lanes remain blocked.

Original Story:

A large fire in the area of the shuttered Pennsylvania Turnpike toll booths closed the roadway to traffic Tuesday morning.

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The fire reportedly started with a tractor-trailer in the westbound lanes around 9:10 a.m.

Due to the blaze, both lanes of the Turnpike remained closed in the area of the Delaware Valley interchange toll plaza as of 9:45 a.m.

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Thick black smoke and flames that reached more than 25 feet were spotted coming from the fire. The dark smoke could be easily seen throughout Bristol and Levittown.

Several Bristol Township residents told LevittownNow.com they heard several loud booms before spotting the thick column of smoke.

Fire and medical crews from several Levittown-area stations were dispatched to the scene.

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There was no immediate word on other vehicle involved or injuries.

Credit: Shawn Moran
Credit: Shawn Moran
Credit: Tara Faulkner
Credit: Tara Faulkner
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Credit: Monica Fera

 

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.