Traffic halted eastbound on I-80 due to truck fire, Luzerne County PA
TrafficA truck caught fire on the eastbound I-80 near Sherlock Township, causing a complete traffic standstill. The fire spread to nearby woods, and the road is blocked with no traffic moving.
Audio|Source: Southern Luzerne County Fire
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5772-1-177-8-3 engine 3 Traffic is in complete dead standstill in each found
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Okay,
00:20
there's no weak sound traffic coming at all?
00:24
Also, the crossover we do not have anymore, we're going to have to do down to the county and swing around and come back up.
00:33
Okay,
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are you preceded question or are you holding?
00:41
It's in the eastbound lane. It's actually going to be closer to the Sherlock Township side.
00:46
We just don't have a crossover now with that construction now.
00:51
The truck trailer is fully involved. There is a rush fire going up on the right side of it going up into the woods.
00:59
Okay, and you've crashed it going westbound, is that what you're telling me?
01:04
Correct.
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Yep. It's right, uh, it's actually above the new bridge heading towards Sheryliffe Township.
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Luzerne County, PA
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