A section of the eastbound 401 in Cambridge was shut down for several hours overnight due to a fire at a nearby campground.
On Wednesday, around 9:40 p.m., the OPP tweeted that the highway would be closed between Hespeler Road and Franklin Boulevard.
Cambridge Fire says the fire started in a campsite and no one was injured.
A camp fire on Jan. 11 that caused police to close eastbound Interstate 401 near Cambridge. (Submitted/Tamás Törös)
The regional police established that the fire was accidental, only a tent was damaged and they will not conduct an inspection.
On Thursday morning, Cambridge Fire confirmed they would be at the camp to determine the cause. There are no reports of casualties as a result of the fire.
A camp fire on Jan. 11 that caused police to close eastbound Interstate 401 near Cambridge. (Submitted/Tamás Törös)
Around 3 a.m., the OPP tweeted that the highway had reopened.
Video posted on Twitter showed flames moving through the woods along the eastbound lanes of the 401.
A camp fire on Jan. 11 that caused police to close eastbound Interstate 401 near Cambridge. (Submitted/Tamás Törös)
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