Traffic is slow in the Warren area
WARREN -- A truck fire on Interstate 78 east caused backups in Somerset County on Monday morning.
The truck caught fire near around 7:09 a.m. milepost 37.4 and forced the driver onto the shoulder, State Police said.
Only the left lane was open until 8 a.m. when the right and center lanes reopened, according to police.
The driver was not injured. The cause of the fire is under investigation, according to State Police.
No other vehicles were involved.
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