Crime & Safety
Schuylkill Reopens After Fire Shuts Down Westbound Lanes
Breaking: A car fire on the Schuylkill Expressway shut down the westbound lanes Tuesday afternoon.
WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA — A car fire on the Schuylkill Expressway shut down the westbound lanes Tuesday afternoon, leading to major backups on the already congested roadways.
The incident occurred at 2:46 p.m. near the ramp to I-476 north. The roadway was reopened by around 3:35 p.m.
The westbound closure on the Schuylkill was in place between Exit 331-B and I-476 north.
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CLEARED: Vehicle fire on I-76 westbound between Exit 331B - I-476 North and Exit 331B - I-476 North.
— 511PA Philadelphia (@511PAPhilly) June 11, 2019
UPDATE: Vehicle fire on I-76 westbound between Exit 331B - I-476 North and Exit 331B - I-476 North. All lanes closed.
— 511PA Philadelphia (@511PAPhilly) June 11, 2019
Traffic was backed up in the westbound lanes all the way from the Conshohocken curve down to Martin Luther King Drive in Phialdelphia at around 3:30 p.m.
There were also heavy backups in West Conshohocken at Front Street and Crawford Avenue.
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First responders and firefighters responded to the scene.
No injuries have yet been reported.
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