All lanes reopen after truck catches fire on QEW near Skyway Bridge in Hamilton | CBC News
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The Queen Elizabeth Way between Burlington and Hamilton has reopened after most lanes were closed near the Skyway Bridge for several hours on Tuesday. OPP said a truck had caught fire after crashing into a barrier. No injuries were reported.
Lanes reopened just after 5 a.m. Wednesday, according to Ontario Provincial Police
The Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) between Burlington and Hamilton has reopened after two incidents closed most lanes near the Skyway Bridge for most of Tuesday.
“After vehicle fire clean up, asphalt grinding and repaving, all lanes reopened just after [5] a.m.,” Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) spokesperson Kerry Schmidt said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Update: After vehicle fire clean up, asphalt grinding and repaving, all lanes reopened just after five a m. ^ks <a href=”https://t.co/qsTrRxrJvA”>pic.twitter.com/qsTrRxrJvA</a>
—@OPP_HSD
A tractor-trailer first caught fire Tuesday morning near Eastport Drive, according to the Ministry of Transportation.
Schmidt said the truck collided with a concrete wall, causing a fuel leak, and then fire consumed the truck and its cargo — insulation.
The ministry said a separate collision nearby, on the Toronto-bound QEW at Woodward Avenue, had also closed several lanes.
Schmidt said Tuesday the incidents did not cause injuries.
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