OAKLAND PARK, FLA. (WSVN) - A pickup truck was engulfed by flames, Friday, causing all southbound lanes of Interstate 95 to be temporarily shut down in Oakland Park.

The truck was traveling southbound on I-95, near Cypress Creek Road, when, just after 1 p.m., when it caught on fire.

The driver reportedly exited the vehicle and was unharmed.

All southbound lanes in the area were shutdown as firefighters arrived to extinguish the fire. They remained closed for almost an hour after.

The road was reopen at around 3 p.m. However, traffic remains backed up until Sample Road.

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