Crime & Safety

Fire Destroys Tractor-Trailer On Route 1

Middletown Township fire crews responded to the Route 1 fire on Tuesday morning.

A fire destroyed a truck on Route 1 in Middletown Township on Tuesday morning.
A fire destroyed a truck on Route 1 in Middletown Township on Tuesday morning. (Middletown Fire and Emergency Services)

MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — A fire destroyed a tractor-trailer on Route 1 on Tuesday morning.

The Middletown Fire and Emergency Services responded to the truck fire on Route 1 Superhighway.

Fire crews found the cab of the truck fully involved on fire.

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Firefighters quickly worked to extinguish the fire, preventing further extension and damage on the busy highway during rush hour traffic.

The Middletown Township Police Department assisted with traffic control while the Parkland Fire Company and the Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company assisted.

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(Middletown Fire and Emergency Services)

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