Police: Oil tanker fire shuts down NJ Turnpike
<p>Officials say a fire shut down the New Jersey Turnpike Sunday after an oil tanker overturned in Burlington County.</p>
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Aug 13, 2017, 7:05 PM
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Updated 2,657 days ago
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Officials say a fire shut down the New Jersey Turnpike Sunday after an oil tanker overturned in Burlington County.
They say the tanker overturned near Chesterfield Township by mile marker 56.9.
Officials say the incident began around 12 p.m.
State police say all northbound lanes of the Turnpike were shut down and traffic was being diverted.
They say the left two lanes of the inner roadway and right two lanes of the outer roadway are now reopened.
It is unknown if there have been any injuries.
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