Tractor trailer fire on Thruway prompts evacuation order due to compressed natural gas ...Middle East

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, N.Y. — A tractor trailer fire on I-90 in Montgomery County caused road closures and an evacuation order for anyone within a one-mile radius of the fire.

According to News10NBC’s affiliate in Albany, the tractor trailer was carrying compressed natural gas, which prompted the evacuation order. The fire happened between exits 29 and 29A on I-90 between Little Falls and Canajoharie.

Photo via Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says the evacuation order has since been lifted, and people in the county were able to go back to their homes.

State Police say eastbound lanes between exits 29 and 29A still remain closed.

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