The tractor-trailer was already ablaze when it jackknifed on I-95 South at mile marker 25.6 in Philadelphia County near the Betsy Ross Bridge into New Jersey around 7:30 a.m. on June 28, state police detailed in the release.
The fire has been extinguished and Troop K Philadelphia Station was on the scene as of 9 a.m.
The driver was able to escape.
Click the player below to see a Citizen video of the firefighters on the scene.
The closure of I-95 is estimated for six to eight hours "for investigation and removal of the vehicle," troopers stated in the release.
The southbound ramp to I-95 is also in Pennsauken as of 11 a.m., according to NJDOT
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