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I-95 Reopen After Truck Fire Shutdown Lanes For Hours Near Oakland Park Blvd.

LAUDERDALE LAKES (CBSMiami) -- Three northbound lanes on I-95 near Oakland Park Boulevard are reopen after being shutdown for hours in the wake of a tractor trailer fire.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a car carrier with five vehicles on top caught fire shortly after 10:00 a.m. Tuesday.

Fire rescue crews put the flames out quickly but major traffic delays continued throughout the afternoon.

I95 TRACTOR FIRE
Tractor trailer caught fire on I-95 after Oakland Park Blvd. on 7/23/19. (CBS4)

The driver managed to get out of the truck without injury.

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