Concord Firefighters Knock Down Pickup Truck Fire On I-93: Watch

CONCORD, NH — Concord fire and rescue teams and New Hampshire State Police troopers were sent to the area of Exit 12 on Interstate 93 on Friday for a truck fire.

Teams were sent to the Exit 12 northbound offramp around 4:30 p.m. for a pickup truck fully engulfed in flames. The New Hampshire Department of Transportation sent a truck to block an exit offramp while firefighters put the truck fire out.

The pickup truck was hauling a riding lawnmower when it burst into flames.

A tow truck was called and arrived around 5:15 p.m. to remove the vehicle.

Commuters told Patch that traffic was backed up for miles. One commuter on the southbound side said traffic was backed up as far back as Exit 16.

Capital Media posted footage of the fire on Facebook.

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