Emergency crews battle tractor-trailer fire on Route 6 in Yarmouth

YARMOUTH, Mass. — Emergency crews responded to a tractor-trailer that caught fire on Route 6 in Yarmouth Thursday night.

In a tweet, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation said the fire happened on the westbound side of Route 6 near mile marker 75. The fire and the ensuing emergency response had caused a ½ mile traffic backup as of shortly before 10 a.m., according to MassDOT.

Video from the scene showed part of the trailer had melted off from the heat and was destroyed.

No further information was immediately available.

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