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Frozen chicken truck crash on CBBT prompts multi-hour clean-up

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A tractor-trailer loaded with frozen chicken caught fire following a single-vehicle crash on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel early Wednesday morning.

According to officials, the crash happened around 1:45 a.m. when the tractor-trailer was traveling southbound on Two Island at Thimble Shoal Tunnel. It was engulfed in flames after the crash.

CBBT officials say no one was hurt in the crash. The crash did not cause any structural damage, officials added.

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Crews had to close both travel lanes while they worked to clean up the wreckage. Around 11 a.m., CBBT officials said all lanes had reopened.