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Eastbound Hwy. 401 at Leslie Street fully reopens after tanker truck fire

Click to play video: 'Toronto fire crews respond to fuel tanker truck fire on Hwy. 401'
Toronto fire crews respond to fuel tanker truck fire on Hwy. 401
Firefighters made quick work of a fuel tanker truck fire on the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 in Toronto during the Wednesday morning commute – Sep 26, 2018

The eastbound lanes of Highway 401 at Leslie Street in Toronto have fully reopened following a tanker truck fire Wednesday morning.

Video captured and posted on social media showed the truck cab fully engulfed in flames.

Ontario Provincial Police said firefighters arrived on scene around 8:30 a.m. and the fire was extinguished a short time later. No injuries have been reported.

Both the express and collector lanes partially reopened around 9:30 a.m. and was fully open to traffic at 1 p.m.

Police said there was no fuel spill and crews are in the process of clearing the highway.

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