Transport fire closes Highway 401 for about 4 hours Tuesday

[Left] Concession Road 2 and the Johnstown overpass near the Highway 401 west on-ramp. – Photo by Kevin Clasper-Inglis/Brockvilleist. [Right] Crews battle the transport truck fire on Highway 401on Tuesday, July 7. – Photo by Bill Wright/Facebook

Traffic came to a standstill on Highway 401 westbound and surrounding areas on Tuesday, July 7 due to a transport truck fire near Prescott.

First responders were called to the scene between Johnstown and Prescott at about 2 p.m., and the highway was closed for approximately four hours, OPP Media Services Coordinator Erin Cranton told Brockvilleist.

No injuries were reported as a result of the fire, Cranton told Brockvilleist.