Vehicle fire blocks two lanes on New Jersey Turnpike southbound, Mercer County NJ


A vehicle caught fire on the southbound New Jersey Turnpike near mile marker 70.6. The fire involved the vehicle fully and resulted in closure of the two left lanes. Emergency response teams including crash trucks and traffic management units were dispatched to the scene to handle the incident and control traffic.
Audio|Source: New Jersey Turnpike Authority and NJDOT
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Transcript:
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70.6 southbound it's on the left they got the two left lanes down so straddle it until I can get another crash truck there to take both lanes
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1629 go broke another crash truck there to take both lanes
00:31
Just go ocean and grab it, don't turn around. You're going to be closer to ocean.
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I don't know what's left, though.
00:41
Might be a vote trial or something, take a look.
00:46
Proceive.
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11-6-1.
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Go ahead, Justin.
00:58
Did you catch all that, Chad? 70.6, south left, fully engulfed, uh, they play some fire on the scene, and two left lanes are down. I got one crash truck on his way and another crew going to grab another crash truck.
01:13
Yeah, copy that on here.
01:16
Pass on 22, it's 70.6 south.
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Have the two lefts down.
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The vehicle that's involved is in the lane.
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TMAs are en route.
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Receive, sir. Thank you.
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NJ Tpke, New Jersey
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