More details on vehicle fire that closed I-80

pennsylvania-state-police-eba460019d2f082bMILTON – State police have released more information about a vehicle fire that shut down Interstate 80 eastbound Saturday night.  Troopers say 63-year-old Madison Moss of Memphis, Tennessee was traveling east on I-80 in Turbot Township, Northumberland County when for unknown reasons, fire ignited under his tractor-trailer.

 

The fire quickly spread and the tractor portion of the truck was destroyed.  Moss was not injured.  I-80 east was shut down at the Milton exit around 9:30 p.m. and one lane reopened at 10:45 p.m.  The highway reopened by midnight.  (Ali Stevens)

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