{"id":217168,"date":"2026-06-12T05:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T05:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/217168\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T05:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T05:25:11","slug":"tractor-trailer-hauling-iced-tea-catches-fire-on-route-222-in-berks-berks-regional-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/217168\/","title":{"rendered":"Tractor trailer hauling iced tea catches fire on Route 222 in Berks | Berks Regional News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A tractor trailer hauling iced tea caught fire in Berks County, causing traffic backups early\u00a0Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Route 222 northbound was closed after the fire that broke out between the Bernville Road\/Strausstown and Route 61-North Pottsville exits. All lanes have since reopened.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Tractor Trailer fire 6-11-26\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6a2acc5f8bd24.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"113\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of\u00a0Muhlenberg Township Fire and Rescue<\/p>\n<p>Nobody was injured.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Muhlenberg Township Fire and Rescue Chief said crews responded shortly after 3 a.m. for a trailer on fire. Crews arrived to find the trailer and its contents fully involved, the chief said.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Tractor trailer hauling iced tea catches fire on Route 222 in Berks\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6a2accaf6318b.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"113\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of\u00a0Muhlenberg Township Fire and Rescue<\/p>\n<p>It took about a half hour to get the fire under control.<\/p>\n<p>Fire crews say the load of iced tea was so thoroughly destroyed it couldn&#8217;t be towed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Tractor trailer hauling iced tea catches fire on Route 222 in Berks\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6a2accf80ffee.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"113\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of\u00a0Muhlenberg Township Fire and Rescue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A tractor trailer hauling iced tea caught fire in Berks County, causing traffic backups early\u00a0Thursday morning. 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