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RV Sparks Mile Long Brush Fire Halting Traffic On I-81 Near MD/PA Line: PennDOT (VIDEO) RV Sparks Mile Long Brush Fire Halting Traffic On I-81 Near MD/PA Line: PennDOT (VIDEO)
RV Sparks Mile Long Brush Fire Halting Traffic On I-81 Near MD/PA Line: PennDOT (Video) An RV fire turned brush fire halted traffic on Interstate 81 near the Maryland and Pennsylvania state lines on Wednesday, authorities told Daily Voice.  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. Co. 8 along with …

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Pedestrian 'Incident' On I-81 At Maryland Border Clears: PennDOT Pedestrian 'Incident' On I-81 At Maryland Border Clears: PennDOT
Pedestrian 'Incident' On I-81 At Maryland Border Clears: PennDOT Part of Interstate 81 shut down in Central Pennsylvania on Friday morning, according to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler.  The "pedestrian-related incident" happened at mile marker 1 on Sept. 22 shortly before 7:40 a.m., Schreffler detailed to Daily Voice.  The southbound lanes closed between exit 3 to Molly Pitcher Highway and the Maryland border, according to PennDOT.  The roadway reopened shortly after 9 a.m. "No more information will be released at this time," Schreffler said. 

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HAZMAT: Asphalt Spills On US-15, PennDOT Officials Say (UPDATE) HAZMAT: Asphalt Spills On US-15, PennDOT Officials Say (UPDATE)
HAZMAT: Asphalt Spills On US-15, PennDOT Officials Say (Update) A tanker truck carrying bituminous oil, commonly known as asphalt, crashed on US Route 15 on Thursday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.  The truck blew a tire and veered off US 15 going into the woods — spilling asphalt the entire time, according to PennDOT spokesperson Frizti Schreffler.  The crash happened in the northbound lanes near mile marker 19.4 in Tyrone Township around 8 a.m. on Aug. 17, as shown on 511pa.  Shortly after that crash, there was a crash (that possibly was due to rubbernecking) in the southbound lanes. It involved t…

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2 Crashes Shutter I-81 In Southcentral PA: PennDOT (DEVELOPING) 2 Crashes Shutter I-81 In Southcentral PA: PennDOT (DEVELOPING)
2 Crashes Shutter I-81 In Southcentral PA: PennDOT (Developing) Two multi-vehicle crashes halted all traffic on Interstate 81 in Southcentral Pennsylvania on Monday evening.  The first crash happened just before 4 p.m. on July 31, 2023.  The crash was in the northbound lanes between exits 20: PA 997 - Scotland and 24:PA 696 - Fayette Street, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The first crash was between a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle, PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice.  The second crash happened just after 4:30 p.m. in the southbound lanes of I-81 between the same exits…

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Fatal Motor Home Crash On I-81 In PA, Authorities Say (UPDATE) Fatal Motor Home Crash On I-81 In PA, Authorities Say (UPDATE)
Fatal Motor Home Crash On I-81 In PA, Authorities Say (Update) A deadly crash shuttered part of Interstate 81 on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, authorities say.  The multi-vehicle crash happened near mile marker 5 in Antrim Township around 11 a.m., according Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Megan Frazer.  The northbound lanes closed at exit 5 to Greencastle and Waynesboro, according to 511PA. Northbound traffic was being detoured off the highway at exit 5, according to Frazer. All lanes reopened around 2:30 p.m., according to PennDOT spokesperson  Fritzi Schreffler. The motor home rear-ended the tractor-trailer while the vehicles were s…

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