Update: Interstate 481 south lanes reopened after truck fire in DeWitt

A truck containing ammo caught fire on I-481 south on Sunday, December 18, 2022. (Courtesy Austin Sullivan)
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Update as of 3:10 p.m.: All lanes of 481 south are reopened according to the Department of Transportation.

N.Y. — Interstate 481 South in DeWitt is down to one lane as firefighters battle a fully involved truck fire, according to dispatches.

At 1:52 p.m. a 911 caller reported a truck was on fire on the highway just south of Exit 6 to the Thruway, according to dispatches from the Onondaga County 911 Center.

The owner of the truck told police arriving on scene that the truck was full of ammunition.

Black smoke was seen billowing into the opposite side of the highway.

Firefighters are on scene extinguishing the fire.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

Firefighters extinguished a truck on fire containing live ammo after it caught fire on Interstate 481 south on Sunday, Dec 18, 2022. (Courtesy Department of Transportation)

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