Ontario Provincial Police say a fire in a tractor trailer is responsible for a closure of the westbound lanes of the 401 near Brockville Wednesday morning.
TRAFFIC HAZARD: #Hwy401 WB b/t Thousand Islands Pkwy and County Rd 5 #Mallorytown - Emergency services attending for tractor trailer fire. ^jt
— OPPCommunicationsER (@OPP_COMM_ER) May 9, 2018
So far, there have been no details from officials on any possible injuries.
A photo tweeted from the scene shows a Doritos truck burned in.
@MIHomeYGK 401 west bound near Brockville, traffic heading west rerouted off of exit 687 pic.twitter.com/AdEh7u1vMF
— Esther Frost (@esther_cyw) May 9, 2018
Lanes began to reopen just after 10:00 a.m.
Cleared: Long Beach: #HWY401 WB Leeds & Grenville CR 2 (IC687) - Long Beach, all lanes are reopened. #ONHwys
— 511Ontario (@511Ontario) May 9, 2018