Crews respond to tractor-trailer fire on I-70 in Westmoreland County

Crews responded to a tractor-trailer fire on I-70 in Westmoreland County.

Westmoreland County dispatchers said crews were called to the 52.4 mile marker on I-70 eastbound at 4:55 p.m.

A Channel 11 photographer captured smoke billowing from a tractor-trailer in that location.

No injuries have been reported at this time.

PennDOT said all lanes were closed between Exit 51: PA 31 (Mt. Pleasant/West Newton) and Exit 54 (Madison). Those lanes have since reopened.

Channel 11 is working to learn more about what caused that fire.

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