Two lanes of the westbound Long Island Expressway were closed for about 30 minutes in Nassau County Tuesday
Nassau County Police reported that a truck caught fire near Exit 46, Sunnyside Boulevard, closing two lanes of the LIE from 7:17 a.m. until 7:47 a.m.
The fire also caused a traffic back-up that stretched past Exit 48, Round Swamp Road, to the Nassau-Suffolk border.
It was unclear what caused the fire, police said.
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