A tractor-trailer on Pitts Memorial slowed traffic during the morning rush hour.
A fire broke out in the engine of the vehicle in the eastbound lane.
The St. John’s Regional Fire Department responded just before 9:00, bringing the situation under control within minutes.
There were no injuries.
Fire engines dealing with a truck have led to a lane closure on highway 2 Eastbound just outside of St. John's @VOCMNEWS #nltraffic pic.twitter.com/t6bCfn6tsB
— David Brake is that masked man six feet away (@davidrbrake) October 5, 2020
