NJ Transit Bus Fire Causes Major Delays on New Jersey Turnpike

Bus Fire on NJ Turnpike

• 🚨 An NJ Transit bus caught fire on the New Jersey Turnpike's eastern spur in Secaucus.
• 🚒 The incident occurred shortly after 6:00 AM, with the bus pulled over to the right shoulder and fully engulfed in flames.
• ⏱️ Fire department arrived within 5-10 minutes and began hosing down the fire.
• ⚠️ Currently, there are no reported injuries.

Traffic Impact and Road Closures

• 🚗 The fire led to a full closure of the northbound New Jersey Turnpike eastern spur approaching the Lincoln Tunnel.
• 🚦 Significant traffic delays were reported, stretching back into the area of Newark.
• ↔️ Drivers are advised to avoid the eastern spur at all costs and consider using the western spur or alternate routes like the New York Bay extension and Pulaski Skyway.
• 🐌 Southbound traffic experienced delays due to rubbernecking, with speeds averaging around 20 miles per hour.

Scene Description

• 🚁 Live pictures from NewsCopter 7 showed the bus smoldering on the right shoulder after the fire was mostly knocked down.
• 📍 The location of the fire is just before exit 15X, near a rock formation with graffiti known to traffic reporters as "fraternity rock" or "Snake Hill."