Brush fires briefly cause delays on I-76 eastbound near 30th Street Station

Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Fire on train tracks causes traffic trouble on Schuylkill Expy. eastbound
Fire on train tracks causes traffic trouble on Schuylkill Expy. eastbound

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A brush fire on Tuesday caused major delays in the eastbound lanes of the Schuylkill Expressway in Philadelphia.

Chopper 6 was overhead around 4 p.m. as crews worked to extinguish multiple fires on the train tracks.

Fire on train tracks causes traffic trouble on Schuylkill Expy. eastbound
Fire on train tracks causes traffic trouble on Schuylkill Expy. eastbound

All eastbound lanes of I-76 were briefly closed between Spring Garden Street and I-676 near 30th Street Station.

The lanes reopened just before 4:30 p.m. as crews assessed the situation on the train tracks.

No further information was immediately available.

Get real-time traffic updates on 6abc.com/traffic.

Copyright © 2024 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.