Eastbound LIE lanes reopen after truck fire in Yaphank, officials say
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.
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