Vehicle Fire Closed All Lanes Of Traffic Along I-81 At PA/MD Border: PennDOT

A vehicle fire closed all lanes of traffic along a portion of Interstate 81 at the Pennsylvania and Maryland border shortly before noon on Friday, June 17, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

A firetruck rushing to a vehicle fire along Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania near the Maryland border.
Photo Credit: *Pennsylvania Department of Transportation*

Jillian Pikora

06/17/2022 1:04 p.m.

The fire broke out in a vehicle heading northbound on I-81 somewhere between Exit 1: PA 163 – Mason Dixon Road and Exit 3: US 11 – Molly Pitcher Highway, according to PennDOT.

Rubbernecking caused some additional slowing in the southbound lanes, PennDOT states in a tweet.

No injuries have been reported at the time of publication.

The roadway appears to have reopened just before 1 p.m., according to PennDOT.

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