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I-95 Reopens After Fiery Truck Crash Closes It for Hours Monday Morning

The wreck closed the northbound lanes in South Philadelphia for nearly four hours

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A fiery truck crash closed busy Interstate 95 in South Philadelphia for hours early Monday morning.

The crash and fire that involved a tractor-trailer and -- as video shows -- another vehicle, closed I-95 northbound between Exit 19 - I-76 East - Walt Whitman Bridge/Packer Avenue and Exit 20 - Columbus Boulevard/Washington Avenue starting around 3:45 a.m.

Nearly three hours later, the roadway remained closed. It wouldn't reopen until around 7:30 a.m.

Drivers wanting to avoid the scene had some alternate routes.

Pennsylvania State Police have yet to reveal if anyone was hurt in the crash.

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