NORWALK, Conn. -- Interstate 95 is completely shut down for the morning commute in Norwalk, Connecticut. Firefighters and hazmat crews are on the scene of a fiery tractor-trailer crash and fuel spill involving multiple vehicles.

Both sides of I-95, the East Coast’s main north-south highway, have been shut down in southwestern Connecticut

Both sides of Interstate 95 in Norwalk have been closed for hours after a tractor-trailer, a fuel truck and another vehicle collided early Thursday morning and some of them caught fire. The governor said the highway could be closed for “a significant amount of time” and he is asking people to avoid driving in the area.

Both sides of Interstate 95 in Norwalk were shut down Thursday morning following a fiery crash involving a tractor-trailer.

A tanker truck filled with gasoline burst into flames in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Connecticut, closing the East Coast’s main north-south highway Thursday and causing major traffic jams.

A three-vehicle crash involving a tanker truck sparked a fire on Interstate 95 in Connecticut, closing the highway in both directions.