Seaford-Oyster Bay reopens after truck fire
Bethpage fire fighters battled a trailer fire on the side of the southbound Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway near Hempstead Turnpike. (Feb 8,2012) Credit: Kevin Imm
The southbound Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway reopened Wednesday night after it was temporarily closed due to a truck fire on the right shoulder, Nassau police said.
Flames were consuming a large trailer behind a pickup truck at Exit 7, Hempstead Turnpike.
Police said it appeared the trailer was the type used by landscapers.
The fire started before 5:28 p.m., according to the state Transportation Department's website.
The expressway reopened at 7 p.m.
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