Truck fire shutters lanes on I-76 in Montco

Update: As of about 1 p.m. this incident has been cleared. The original story is below.

Eastbound lanes of I-76 remained shuttered on Sunday hours after an early morning truck fire saw crews working to clear the roadway.

According to officials, around 1 a.m. on Sunday, a vehicle -- believed to be a FedEx truck -- caught fire along the eastbound lanes of Interstate 76 at Green Lane and Belmont Avenue in Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County.

UPDATE: Vehicle fire on I-76 eastbound between Exit 331B - PA 23 and Exit 338 - Green Lane/Belmont Ave. All lanes closed.

— 511PA Philadelphia (@511PAPhilly) March 10, 2024

That incident has kept crews busy for hours and has kept lanes closed along the highway for much of the evening.

As of 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, eastbound lanes in that area remained shuttered as crews worked to clear the roadway.

By 1 p.m., PennDOT officials on social media noted the incident had been cleared.

CLEARED: Vehicle fire on I-76 eastbound between Exit 331B - PA 23 and Exit 338 - Green Lane/Belmont Ave.

— 511PA Philadelphia (@511PAPhilly) March 10, 2024

This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as new information becomes available.