NEW WINDSOR – A tractor-trailer caught fire on the northbound side of I-87/Thruway, just south of the Newburgh exit on Thursday evening. The fire was reported at approximately 8:05 p.m., with the semi-truck on the right shoulder of the interstate.
The flaming truck shut down the right lane and shoulder of the highway, approximately one mile south of Exit 17.
New York State Police and the local fire department responded to the blaze.
No additional information was immediately available.
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