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Fire officials: Commercial truck fire shuts down part of Sunrise Highway in Sayville

The incident happened on Monday afternoon and shut down all eastbound traffic for about two hours.

News 12 Staff

Jul 8, 2025, 9:31 AM

Updated 22 days ago

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Police say a box truck carrying recyclables caught fire near Exit 50 on Sunrise Highway in Sayville.
The incident happened Monday afternoon and shut down all eastbound traffic for about two hours.
The fire took officials 30 minutes to get the flames under the control.
There is no word on what sparked the fire.