Early-morning truck fire shuts down the QEW in Burlington

Update: Two lanes are now open, the right lane remains closed. 

An early-morning truck fire shut down the Toronto-bound lanes of the QEW in Burlington.

Crews were called to the scene around 3:30 a.m. Thursday.

ROAD CLOSURE: #QEW #Burlington: all Toronto-bound lanes are closed between North Shore Blvd and #Hwy403 following a vehicle fire. #OPP on scene. ^nk

— OPP GTA Traffic (@OPP_GTATraffic) September 9, 2021

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) says the section of the highway is closed between North Shore Blvd. and Highway 403.

A CHCH News viewer who was traveling on Fairview St. near Plains Rd. East pulled over and captured video of the blaze.

The footage shows a large fire on the overpass and two small explosions can be heard.

Fire crews arrived on scene and begin dousing the fire with water.

OPP says the truck was carrying a load of batteries.

Burlington Ontario Provincial Police is investigating and says the closure will be moved to Fairview St. shortly.

UPDATE: ROAD CLOSURE: #QEW Toronto bound between Fairview St and #Hwy403 remains closed. Expect major delays through the area. Reopening time unknown. ^aw pic.twitter.com/Rxv4AyTMiI

— OPP GTA Traffic (@OPP_GTATraffic) September 9, 2021

No injuries have been reported.

It is unknown when the roadway is expected to reopen.