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, 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.