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Tractor-trailer in Hicksville catches fire, police say

A tractor-trailer fire near the intersection of Duffy and Charlotte...

A tractor-trailer fire near the intersection of Duffy and Charlotte avenues, just east of the Wantagh State Parkway, in Hicksville on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. The fire was reported at 8:44 a.m., police said. Credit: Joseph C. Sperber

By John Valentijohn.valenti@newsday.com

A tractor trailer fire caused the shutdown of a busy road in Hicksville for about an hour on Tuesday morning, police said.

Nassau County police said no one was injured.

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A tractor trailer fire caused the shutdown of a busy road in Hicksville for about an hour on Tuesday morning, police said.

Nassau County police said no one was injured.

The cab of a tractor trailer dump truck caught fire near the intersection of Duffy Avenue and Charlotte Avenue.

It was reported in a 911 call at 8:44 a.m., police said.

Police said the incident closed the streets, located just east of the Wantagh State Parkway, for about an hour. It also closed access from Old Country Road, police said.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known.

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”

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