Sunrise Highway in Sayville reopens after truck fire, police say

All westbound lanes of the Sunrise Highway in Sayville reopened Saturday evening hours after a tanker truck caught fire, pouring flames and billowing black smoke from its engine, Suffolk police said.

Police received a call about 2:15 p.m. to report the fire near Exit 47 at Smithtown Avenue, police said.

Police and firefighters shut down the highway to douse the fire on the Clear River Environmental truck.

Police had no information about any injuries. The highway fully reopened at 6:50 p.m.

A man who answered the phone Saturday afternoon at Clear River — a septic, cesspool, and sewer cleaning company in Ronkonkoma — said no one was hurt in the fire. He had no further information.

By John Asbury

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John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.