Tractor-trailer fire causes delays on Schuylkill Expressway near Gladwyne, Pa.

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Thursday, February 4, 2021
Tractor-trailer fire shuts down Schuylkill Expressway near Gladwyne, Pa.
A tractor-trailer fire has shut down the Schuylkill Expressway near Gladwyne, Pennsylvania on Wednesday night.

GLADWYNE, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A tractor-trailer fire briefly shut down the Schuylkill Expressway near Gladwyne, Pennsylvania on Wednesday night.

It happened around 7 p.m. on the westbound lanes of the highway.

Chopper 6 was over the scene as firefighters were extinguishing the smoldering truck.

No injuries have been reported.

Traffic was backed up for miles until crews cleared the scene around 9 p.m.