Firefighters battle massive tanker fire on Long Island Expressway in Holbrook

Saturday, October 21, 2017
HOLBROOK, Long Island (WABC) -- Firefighters on Long Island battled massive flames from a gasoline tanker fire early Saturday.

The State Transportation Department says it happened around 4:30 a.m. on the westbound service road to the Long Island Expressway at Exit 61 in Holbrook.
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Both lanes of the service road were shut down. Some nearby homes were evacuated.

The fire was extinguished and no one was injured.
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The cleanup was expected to last for hours, and motorists were advised to avoid the area.
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