The fire occurred on an industrial crane near a ship at the Gloucester City Terminal on 160 Essex Street at about 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 21, according to nbcphiladelphia.com.
An unconfirmed report said that smoke had caused the closure of the westbound lanes of the bridge.
There were no reports of any injuries.
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