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Tractor-trailer catches fire on turnpike

July 01, 2018 at 7:39 pm EDT
July 01, 2018 at 7:39 pm EDT

A tractor-trailer caught fire on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Sunday.

The incident happened between the Irwin and Pittsburgh exits in an emergency pull-off area.

State police said the brakes on the tractor-trailer caught fire.

No one was hurt.

Traffic was backed up for almost an hour as crews put out the fire. The road has since been reopened.

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