All eastbound Long Island Expressway lanes in Yaphank have reopened after a cement mixing truck caught fire Saturday morning, officials said.

Suffolk County police received a call about the fire at 6:16 a.m. The right and center lanes were closed at exit 66 around 6:45 a.m., the state Department of Transportation said. The lanes reopened just before 9 a.m.

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All eastbound Long Island Expressway lanes in Yaphank have reopened after a cement mixing truck caught fire Saturday morning, officials said.

Suffolk County police received a call about the fire at 6:16 a.m. The right and center lanes were closed at exit 66 around 6:45 a.m., the state Department of Transportation said. The lanes reopened just before 9 a.m.

A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Newsday Staff

'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.