Tractor-Trailer Fire Closes Northbound Route 17 Near State Line

A tractor-trailer fire temporarily closed northbound Route 17 in Mahwah near the New York State border early Wednesday afternoon.

Northbound Route 17 in Mahwah was temporarily closed as firefighters doused a tractor-trailer blaze.
Photo Credit: *Vince Landers Jr. (FACEBOOK)*

Firefighters made quick work of the blaze that engulfed the tractor of a rig headed north on Route 17 near the New York State border on Wednesday, May 10.
Photo Credit: *Jerry DeMarco*

Jerry DeMarco

05/10/2023 2:48 p.m.

The driver got the TruBlu Logistics rig to the shoulder and hopped out before flames began consuming the tractor just south of the Route 287 merge shortly before 2 p.m. May 10.

Police detoured traffic onto southbound Route 287.

Mutual aid responders so far reported to Daily Voice, either at the scene or in coverage, included firefighters from Franklin Lakes , Ramsey and Hillburn, along with NORCON and a Bergen County Hazardous Materials unit.

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