Tractor-Trailer Fire On I-84 Backs Up Traffic On Ny-ct Border

Update 8:45 a.m. DANBURY, Conn. -- Traffic was backed up about 5 miles on westbound I-84 from Exit 5 to Exit 1 in Danbury because of a tractor-trailer fire on the road over the border in New York, the Connecticut Department of Transportation reported Thursday morning.

An image from a Connecticut Department of Transportation camera shows the traffic backup on westbound I-84 on Thursday morning.
Photo Credit: *Connecticut Department of Transportation*

by The Daily Voice

10/17/2013 9:00 a.m.

Original story: DANBURY, Conn. -- A tractor-trailer fire on westbound I-84 just over the New York border has halted traffic in the Danbury area on Thursday morning, according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation.

The highway was closed at Exit 1 in Danbury to divert traffic onto Route 6 at about 6 a.m., but one lane had reportedly opened by about 7 a.m., the DOT said.

Traffic jams were reported back to Exit 3 on I-84, with delays on many local Danbury streets, especially near Exit 2 and along Route 6, as drivers began to seek alternate routes, the DOT reported.

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