Fire on PA Turnpike

Car carrier catches fire in westbound lanes in Chester County

NBC10 news anchor Tim Lake captured cell phone video of a car carrier that caught fire on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Thursday afternoon.

The video shows the the ball of flames in the westbound lanes in Charlestown Township, PA.

Tim says one car on the carrier caught fire. The truck driver was able to unharness the front part of his truck from the back end.

Traffic was backed up for miles.

According to Tim, the carrier was from Prestige Auctions in Manheim, PA

 

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