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Truck fire on QEW near Burlington closes Toronto-bound lanes

OPP says an early morning truck fire shut down the Toronto-bound lanes of the QEW in Burlington on Sept. 9, 2021. MTO

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say a truck fire closed lanes of the QEW in Burlington for hours on Thursday morning.

Commuters were impacted by a road closure after a load of batteries on a tractor-trailer caught fire.

Police say the incident was called in around 3:30 a.m. and led to the shutdown of the highway between North Shore Boulevard and the 403 for a cleanup and investigation.

No one was injured in the blaze.

OPP say the reopening time of the roadway is unknown and that travellers should expect “major delays” through the area.

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In a Highway Safety Division Twitter post Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said crews have had difficulty clearing the scene due to the danger posed by the burned battery load.

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“Obviously filled with corrosives and acids and whatever else is there to power these batteries,” Schmidt said.

 

 

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