Crime & Safety
Wantagh Firefighters Battle Early Morning Truck Fire
The tractor trailer fire shut down Sunrise Highway for about 30 minutes early Monday morning.
Wantagh firefighters battled an early morning truck fire on Sunrise Highway on Monday.
According to the fire department, the call came in at 4:48 for a truck fire on Sunrise Highway. Firefighters arrived and found the cab of a tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters were able to keep the fire confined to the cab and put it out in about 20 minutes.
Sunrise Highway was closed in both directions for about a half hour while firefighters were working, due to the fire and heavy smoke making the road unsafe.
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No one was injured.
Photos: Courtesy Paul Krussman
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