Sunrise Highway reopens after tractor trailer fire, police said
The eastbound Sunrise Highway in North Bellport has reopened, after a tractor trailer fire prompted the closure of all lanes early Friday, Suffolk County police said.
Police said a 911 call reported the incident at 5:39 a.m. Police said the truck apparently got a flat tire, then caught fire, just west of Exit 57, the exit for Yaphank Avenue and Horseblock Road.
Suffolk fire officials said firefighters from Hagerman, Bellport, North Patchogue and Brookhaven responded to the scene. There were no reported injuries.
The eastbound road reopened fully early Friday afternoon, while the westbound road remained open in the area throughout the day, police said.
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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