A fire at a skate park underneath Interstate 95 caused a stretch of the roadway to shut down Sunday morning in South Philadelphia.
The fire started at the skate park in FDR Park, underneath the I-95 overpass near the Broad Street exit, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said. Firefighters extinguished the flames, but inspectors had both directions of the interstate closed to check for structural damage.
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WATCH HERESouthbound lanes were closed between exits 19 and 17 before reopening shortly after 7 a.m. Northbound lanes later reopened between the Philadelphia International Airport exit and exit 17.
The investigation into what sparked the blaze remained ongoing.
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