LAUDERHILL, FLA. (WSVN) - Officials have reopened the northbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike at Commercial Boulevard hours after a tractor-trailer overturned and caught fire in Lauderhill.
Firefighters were dispatched to the scene to extinguish the blaze, just before 8 a.m., Tuesday.
#LAUDERHILL & #TAMARAC units o/s @FLTurnpikeSFL Northbound just south of Commercial BLVD. All Northbound lanes closed due to rolled over tractor trailer that was on fire. @TotalTrafficMIA #BreakingNews @LauderhillFDPIO @CityofTamarac pic.twitter.com/rIMLMk4L5U
— LauderhillFDOpsChief (@LHFireOPSChief) February 12, 2019
Congestion was also reported along the southbound lanes.
As of 10:20 a.m., the right shoulder was the only area of the roadway blocked.
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