A truck fire on the Long Island Expressway has closed...

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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