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Tractor trailer fire causes backups on EB 401 near Guelph

Fire crews can be seen on video putting out the blaze, while other images show large black plumes of smoke

GUELPH – A tractor trailer fire has snarled traffic on a portion of Highway 401 near Guelph.

Details are limited, but firefighters can be seen on video putting out the fire on the eastbound side of Highway 401, between Highway 6 north and Highway 6 south.

Provincial police say two eastbound lanes have been blocked, and it's causing heavy delays.

As of 4:40 p.m. Thursday, traffic on the eastbound side of the highway was backed up to the Highway 8 ramp in Kitchener, and those heading south on Highway 6 north are also having trouble merging onto the busy highway.