Parkway East outbound reopened after vehicle fire

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Parkway East outbound reopened after vehicle fire

Megan Tomasic | Tuesday, April 21, 2020 5:39 a.m.

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Part of the Parkway East outbound lanes were closed Tuesday morning because of a vehicle fire, according to an Allegheny 911 dispatcher.

Parkway East outbound lanes that were closed early Tuesday morning because of a vehicle fire have reopened, according to an Allegheny 911 dispatcher.

UPDATE: Fire department activity on I-376 eastbound between Exit 74 - Beechwood Blvd and Exit 77 - Edgewood/Swissvale. All lanes closed.

— 511PA Pittsburgh (@511PAPittsburgh) April 21, 2020

Tribune-Review news partners WPXI-TV reported a garbage truck caught fire just beyond the Squirrel Hill Tunnels.

The closure affected eastbound lanes between the Beechwood Boulevard and Edgewood/Swissvale exits.

Crews responded to the scene shortly before 5:30 a.m. It was cleared before 6:20 a.m.

DELAYS BUILDING OUTBOUND PARKWAY EAST at the Sq Hill Tunnel bc of an Earlier Garbage Truck / 30 Yard Dumpster Fire, Just Beyond the Outbound Sq Hill Tunnel. Traffic is Slowly getting by in the Left Hand Lane. #PittsburghTraffic #wpxi https://t.co/UyYsfsftyh pic.twitter.com/ur42RZCvq8

— WPXI Traffic (@WPXITraffic) April 21, 2020

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