{"id":316153,"date":"2026-08-07T17:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/316153\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T17:09:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:09:02","slug":"traffic-snarled-on-the-brooklyn-queens-expressway-and-grand-central-parkway-after-semi-truck-burst-into-flames-on-the-rfk-bridge-friday-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/316153\/","title":{"rendered":"Traffic snarled on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway and Grand Central Parkway after semi-truck burst into flames on the RFK Bridge Friday morning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mux_zNL5N3oY8L1hcWlpKl2A13dtMnLAUzo7eS36S01pUnac_0002.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"burst\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>A plume of thick black smoke was seen rising from the Queens side of the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge after a tractor-trailer burst into flames during the morning rush on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Photo via Citizen<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Traffic was snarled during the morning rush on Friday after a tractor-trailer burst into flames on the Queens approach to the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge at around 8:45 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/qns.com\/?attachment_id=619128\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-619128 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-619128\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mux_02V8tzE7TTkhykUFGZZGacHM01MynhbpWtg71Newrrtgo_0012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"  \/><\/a>Arriving FDNY units found the semi-truck fully engulfed in flames. Photo via Citizen<\/p>\n<p>Responding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/site\/fdny\/index.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FDNY<\/a> units found the 18-wheeler fully engulfed in flames and traffic on all Manhattan-bound and Brooklyn-bound lanes were closed to vehicular traffic as firefighters worked to extinguish the flames.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/qns.com\/?attachment_id=619130\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-619130 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-619130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSC_9478.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"6192\" height=\"4128\"  \/><\/a>Manhattan-bound and Brooklyn-bound lanes were closed for more than a half hour as firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n<p>The driver was not injured. All lanes on the bridge were reopened at around 9:30 a.m. with residual delays, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/on.nyc.gov\/NOTIFYNYC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Notify NYC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/qns.com\/?attachment_id=619129\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-619129 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-619129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSC_9327-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5392\" height=\"3592\"  \/><\/a>The cab of the 18-wheeler was destroyed, but the driver was not injured. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n<p>FDNY fire marshals will determine the cause of the blaze.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/qns.com\/?attachment_id=619131\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-619131 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-619131\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSC_9335-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5392\" height=\"3592\"  \/><\/a>All lanes were reopened around 9:30 a.m. with residual delays, according to Notify NYC. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A plume of thick black smoke was seen rising from the Queens side of the Robert F. 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