Tractor-trailer catches fire, snarls traffic on I-79 southbound near Wexford exit
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A tractor-trailer caught fire on Interstate 79 late afternoon Thursday, snarling traffic for more than an hour, initial reports indicated.
Emergency dispatchers sent firefighters to the site of the incident on I-79 at Mingo Road in Marshall Township shortly before 5 p.m., an Allegheny County 911 shift commander said.
There were no reports of injuries requiring transportation to a hospital by medics, the 911 shift commander said.
State police temporarily shut down a stretch of I-79 between the Warrendale and Wexford exits. On-ramps were closed and traffic was backed up from Wexford Run Road to the Route 19 interchange.
By 7 p.m., I-79 was reopened to traffic as officials continued to investigate the incident, with the tractor-trailer parked on the shoulder of the southbound side.
Marshall: I-79 Southbound between Warrendale & Wexford exits currently closed due to tractor trailer fire; responders on scene.
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State police could not immediately be reached for details about the incident.