Tractor trailer catches fire on I-81 in Dauphin Co., causes traffic delays
by Grace Miller
Traffic approaching the scene of the tractor trailer fire on I-81 in Dauphin County on Jan. 22, 2024. (PennDOT)
UPDATE | The incident has been cleared, according to PennDOT.
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PREVIOUS COVERAGE | Crews are cleaning up after a tractor trailer fire on I-81 north in Dauphin County.
PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler confirmed the tractor trailer's brakes caught on fire around 4:40 a.m.
Crews are in the process of transferring the trailer's cargo onto another vehicle.
The right shoulder is currently closed near Exit 72A: US22 - Paxtonia, but Schreffler said PennDOT hopes to have the road reopened around 8 a.m.
No injuries have been reported.
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