Tractor-trailer bursts into flames at Vince Lombardi truck stop in Ridgefield, NJ

Saturday, May 27, 2017
RIDGEFIELD, New Jersey (WABC) -- A tractor-trailer burst into flames at a rest stop along the New Jersey Turnpike early Saturday morning.

Around 3 a.m., the vehicle's driver parked and got out at the Vince Lombardi Service Area on the turnpike.
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According to the New Jersey State Police, flames engulfed the vehicle, then spread to a convenience store on the property.

Firefighters and ambulances were called to the scene and the service area was evacuated. No one was injured.

The cause of the fire is unknown.
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The rest stop reopened sometime after 6 a.m.

The convenience store was damaged and remains closed.
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