ACT Fire & Rescue tonight is responding to a large truck fire at Watson.
The Federal Highway has been blocked in both directions.
Update to follow.
10:31 PM
Fire crews arrived to find a pantec style truck fully engulfed in flames.
The truck is located on a dirt track underneath a Federal Highway overpass.
The fire has now been extinguished.
Two northbound lanes of the Federal Highway are currently closed. Southbound lanes are currently not affected.
10:49 PM
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