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Flaming Jackknife Tractor-Trailer On I-95 Near Betsy Ross Bridge (Video)

A tractor-trailer fire shuttered part of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia for hours, Pennsylvania State Police explained on Friday morning. 

The scene of the tractor-trailer fire on I-95.

The scene of the tractor-trailer fire on I-95.

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The delays on Interstate 95 due to the jackknifed tractor-trailer. 

The delays on Interstate 95 due to the jackknifed tractor-trailer. 

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Photo Credit: Daily Voice Pennsylvania

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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