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Route 283 closed for hours after tractor trailer fire in Lancaster County

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa.– Route 283 was closed for hours Wednesday morning after a tractor trailer fire. It happened just before 5:30 a.m. on Route 283 Eastb...

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LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa.-- Route 283 was closed for hours Wednesday morning after a tractor trailer fire.

It happened just before 5:30 a.m. on Route 283 Eastbound near mile marker 22.2 in East Hempfield Township.

Authorities say someone may be trapped inside the tractor trailer.

@FOX43Traffic: Accident reported in #RaphoTwp on Hwy 283 EB between PA-772 and Salunga #traffic @fox43 pic.twitter.com/nulB8mAYxG

— Chris Garrett FOX43 (@ChrisFOX43) August 9, 2017

A look at the scene via my photogs camera--as close as we can get to the scene. Heavy police and fire presence @fox43 pic.twitter.com/yamUb4EB1o

— Jennifer Ready (@JenniferReadyTV) August 9, 2017

Avoid 283 EB near mm 22...traffic not moving...both lanes closed @fox43 pic.twitter.com/OWEkrCi2sd

— Jennifer Ready (@JenniferReadyTV) August 9, 2017

A look at a car being towed from the scene @fox43 pic.twitter.com/t7H4iiAm2m

— Jennifer Ready (@JenniferReadyTV) August 9, 2017