City

Brooklyn

County

Kings

State

NY

Location

Eastbound Gowanus Expressway, Brooklyn, NY

Category

Fire / disruption

Severity

medium

Priority

medium

Occurred On

2026-10-05 14:15:00

Published On

2026-10-05 16:04:00

Source Records

1

Source

Semi-Truck Fire Shuts Down Gowanus Expressway

Source URL

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Summary

Local reporting indicates a semi-truck fire and fuel spill shut the eastbound Gowanus Expressway while FDNY crews responded.

Verification

Occurrence Confidence

exact

Publication Confidence

exact

Verification Status

source-linked

Source Role

local news