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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