BROOKLYN, NY— A truck caught fire Monday afternoon on the eastbound Brooklyn-Queens Expressway near Flushing Avenue, blocking all eastbound lanes and gridlocking traffic through the area.
The call came in at 4:28 p.m., according to the fire department.
Two engine companies and two ladder companies responded and extinguished the blaze.
No injuries were reported.
The New York City Police Department posted at 5:27 p.m. that “all lanes are blocked eastbound on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway past Flushing Avenue” because of the vehicle fire.
Firefighters remained at the scene for more than an hour after the initial call. The incident closed at 5:56 p.m.
Authorities did not immediately provide a cause for the fire or report when normal traffic conditions would fully return.