CANTON, MASS. (WHDH) - A truck fire forced crews to temporarily shut down the northbound side of I-93 in Canton Tuesday afternoon.
The fire happened near Exit 2A and sent smoke billowing over the highway in the area.
The state Department of Transportation in a post on X said all northbound lanes were closed at Exit 2A as of around 2:30 p.m.
SKY7-HD was over the scene near 3 p.m. and spotted crews working to douse the flames.
By 3:30 p.m., MassDOT said two lanes had reopened to traffic.
Though the fire had been extinguished, crews remained on scene near 4:15 p.m. while a tow truck prepared to remove the damaged truck from the highway.
No further information was immediately available about what caused the fire.
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