Tractor-trailer crash causing delays on I-95

Traffic delays in both directions
NEW ENGLAND THRUWAY Newscopter-7 was live over the scene.

Eyewitness News is told the rig crashed just south of Interstate 287 and caught fire just after 3:30 a.m. this morning.

The fire closed the southbound lanes, while the cargo -- large plastic water bottles -- scattered onto the northbound lanes.

One southbound lane opened after nearly three hours, while the northbound lanes remained closed for water bottle removal.

No injuries were reported in the crash.

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