A tractor-trailer reportedly exploded and caught fire on Route 3 in Clifton, NJ, closing lanes on the highway and evacuating nearby homes.
A tractor-trailer reportedly exploded and caught fire on Route 3 in Clifton, NJ, closing lanes on the highway and forcing evacuations at nearby homes on Monday morning.JUMP TO: WHAT WE KNOW l LIVE TRAFFIC MAPVideos on X, formally Twitter, showed a large tractor-trailer on fire, with flames and smoke seen shooting up into the sky.According to the Clifton Police Department, the call came in just after 9 a.m. reporting a large commercial vehicle on fire, as well as the sound of an explosion.
"We’d like our Clifton customers near Routes 3 and 46 to know that we are aware that some of them may be experiencing discolored water due to a truck fire in the area. We thank Clifton first responders as they work to extinguish the fire," Passaic Valley Water Commission said in a post on X.As of Monday morning, Route 3 was closed in both directions at Valley Road and Grove Street. The scene is near the Garden State Parkway southbound Exit ramp, Exit 153.According to 511nj.
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