Toll Road at the 58 Mile Marker in LaPorte County Now Open

Truck fire photo provided by Indiana State Police

Both the east and westbound lanes of the Indiana Toll Road were closed down shortly after 1:00 a.m. today due to a fire at the 58 mile marker in LaPorte County. A semi tractor trailer hauling a flammable liquid caught fire in the west bound lane.

At this time, all lanes of the Indiana Toll Road are open.  The lanes were closed close to 12 hours to clean up the area.

No injuries were reported in the incident and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.