Flaming truck full of pizzas melts eastbound Hwy 401 near Napanee

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The eastbound Highway 401 near Napanee was expected to be closed into the evening Wednesday after a tractor-trailer loaded with frozen pizzas burned so hot it melted the roadway.

The truck crashed east of the Palace Road interchange at 4:30 a.m. caught on fire and “completely burned,” Napanee OPP reported.

The Loyalist Fire Department put out the flames but by late morning the OPP reported that the eastbound lanes were expected to be closed for at least eight hours because the fire caused so much damage to the roadway that it has to be resurfaced before traffic can safely flow.

Vehicles stuck within the closed area were being escorted out by police.

The detour was from Palace Road to County Road 2 to County Road 4.

Crews will be on-scene for a while completing overhaul operations. pic.twitter.com/aWQiFq50iA

— Loyalist Fire (@LoyalistFire) May 23, 2018
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UPDATE: ROAD CLOSURE: #Hwy401 EB lanes remain CLOSED at County Rd 5 #Napanee approx until this evening due to a vehicle fire. Vehicles that are stuck in the closure will be escorted off the highway by an officer. Please wait for an officer to direct you off the highway. ^ag pic.twitter.com/dq1mr7YrGD

— OPPCommunicationsER (@OPP_COMM_ER) May 23, 2018
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#Hwy401 at MM573 #Napanee truck fire @MIHomeYGK @680NEWStraffic @ColinWxchaser pic.twitter.com/xaJAOVUd3L

— Sonny Subra (@SonnySubra) May 23, 2018
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