A truck carrying a number of SUVs and cars caught fire Monday afternoon.
The vehicle carrier truck was traveling on the Pennsylvania Turnpike bridge over the Delaware River into New Jersey when a fire broke out in the back tires just before 1 p.m.
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Edgely Fire Company Chief Brian Cirard said the driver of the truck had already removed vehicles from the bottom tier of the burning trailer by the time fire crews arrived.
Bristol Township Fire Marshal Kevin Dippolito said two tires on the truck were on fire.
Crews from the Edgely Fire Company, Bristol Township Fire Rescue, and the Florence Township (New Jersey) Fire Department put down the flames, Cirard said.
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None of the vehicles the truck was carrying were badly damaged, officials said.
No injuries were reported.
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