I-81 South reopens in Cumberland County after tractor-trailer fire

Lara Bonatesta
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PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) — All southbound lanes of Interstate 81 were closed at exit 37 in Cumberland County due to a tractor-trailer fire on Thursday morning.

According to a PennDOT spokesperson that tractor-trailer entered the Interstate at Exit 37 in Penn Township at around 6:15 a.m. and pulled off to the right shoulder before becoming engulfed in flames.

The driver was able to get out of the vehicle, according to PennDOT.

Currently there is no word on injuries, what the tractor-trailer was carrying, or if any other vehicles were involved.

The interstate was closed south of Carlisle between Exit 37 (PA 233 to Newville) and Exit 29 (PA 174 to King Street).

The incident has since been cleared, according to 511Pa.

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