Before and after pictures of a vehicle fire on Highway 401 in Chatham-Kent. December 20, 2018. (Photo courtesy of OPP via Twitter)Before and after pictures of a vehicle fire on Highway 401 in Chatham-Kent. December 20, 2018. (Photo courtesy of OPP via Twitter)
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EB Highway 401 re-opens in Chatham-Kent after vehicle fire

Chatham-Kent OPP have re-opened the eastbound lanes of the Highway 401 at Communication Road (Hwy. 40) after a vehicle fire early Thursday morning.

Police were called to the scene at around 12:45 a.m. on Thursday after a tractor-trailer caught fire near the 95-kilometre mark.

Officers closed the highway for several hours for an "extensive clean up" and to remove the vehicle's load of produce.

No injuries were reported.

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