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Traffic alert: Truck fire shuts down southbound lanes on Florida’s Turnpike

A truck caught on fire in the southbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike in Doral, closing the road at Exit 29 near Northwest 41st Street.
A truck caught on fire in the southbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike in Doral, closing the road at Exit 29 near Northwest 41st Street. Florida 511

If you’re headed southbound on Florida’s Turnpike in the Doral area, be ready to hit the brakes Wednesday afternoon.

As of 1 p.m., the right lane at Exit 29 near Northwest 41st Street in Doral is blocked off due to a burning semitruck. Traffic is backed up beyond Exit 31 near Northwest 74th Street.

Traffic builds up on the Turnpike southbound after a semitruck caught on fire Wednesday afternoon.
Traffic builds up on the Turnpike southbound after a semitruck caught on fire Wednesday afternoon. Florida 511

Florida 511 footage shows a buildup of traffic as firefighters extinguished the blaze.

This report will be updated

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Miami Herald
Grethel covers courts and the criminal justice system for the Miami Herald. She graduated from the University of Florida (Go Gators!), speaks Spanish and Arabic and loves animals, traveling, basketball and good storytelling. Grethel also attends law school part time.
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