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Traffic Incident on Route 220
A tractor-trailer carrying dairy products caught fire on Route 220 South in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, around 2:40 p.m. on Thursday. The driver, Harold Woods, reported it was his first such incident in 24 years of driving. He was traveling from Arkport, New York, to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, at the time of the incident.
Fire Suppression and Traffic Impact
City firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze within approximately 15 minutes. However, the incident resulted in about 30 minutes of significant southbound traffic delays on Route 220.
Details of the Incident
- Location: Route 220 South, just west of the Reach Road interchange in Williamsport, PA.
- Cargo: Dairy products.
- Duration of traffic delay: Approximately 30 minutes.
- Fire suppression time: Approximately 15 minutes.
A passerby snapped this photo of a tractor-trailer truck — loaded with dairy products — that caught fire on Route 220 South, just west of the Reach Road interchange, in the city about 2:40 p.m. Thursday. “In 24 years of truck driving, this is the first fire I’ve ever had,” Harold Woods, of Orlando, Florida, told a reporter at the scene. He was en route to Carlisle with cargo from Arkport, New York. City firefighters had the fire extinguished in about 15 minutes. The fire snarled southbound traffic for about 30 minutes.
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