Drivers Stopped For Hours Following Overturned Semi Carrying Fireworks On The Tri-State

Northbound Tri-State (294) is closed between the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) and North Avenue. A rollover semi carrying fireworks caught fire. The driver was able to escape from the truck before it caught fire. But motorists have been stopped in this traffic jam for almost 2 hours. The exit ramp from outbound Eisenhower (I-290) to northbound 294 is blocked.