The RV's brakes caught fire near 14: PA 316 - Wayne Avenue around 2:27 p.m. on Oct. 25, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Fritzi Schreffler explained.
The fire quickly spread causing "about a mile's worth of brush fires," she said noting that the "RV was pulling a vehicle and they (were both) fully engulfed in flames."
You can see the Marion Volunteer Fire Company 8's video of the scene in the player below.
I-81 southbound was closed from Exit 14 through Exit 10: PA 914 Marion, according to Schreffler. There was a detour set up at Exit 10.
No injuries were reported, but as of 3:45 p.m. the backup was over eight miles long, Schreffler said. The road fully reopened shortly after 5 p.m.
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