Fiery truck closes lane on LIE

A truck fire on the Long Island Expressway has closed the right lane of eastbound traffic at Exit 52. (Dec. 30, 2010) Credit: NYSDOT traffic camera
A truck fire on the Long Island Expressway has closed the right lane of eastbound traffic at Exit 52, the Department of Transportation said in a traffic alert early Thursday morning.
The alert issued at 6:37 a.m. said the lane was closed at the rest area exit.
No further information was available.
A traffic cam at the website, informny.com, showed fire officials at the scene and eastbound traffic moving slowly.
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