PHILADELPHIA, June 11 (Reuters) - A portion of a major U.S. highway collapsed in Philadelphia after a vehicle caught fire underneath it, city officials said on Sunday. Video showed emergency vehicles and workers gathered in the area. Traffic in both directions of the eight-lane highway was halted due to concerns about the structural integrity of the remaining southbound lanes. This stretch of the I-95 corridor sits in the dense northeast section of Philadelphia and connects the city to its northern suburbs, like Bucks County. Firefighters battled a large fire coming from a vehicle, Philadelphia Fire Battalion Chief Derek Bowmer told reporters.

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Persons: it’s, Derek Bowmer, Crews, Bowmer, Dominick Mireles, Jarrett Renshaw, Maria Caspani, Njuwa, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: PHILADELPHIA, Washington . Firefighters, Philadelphia Fire Battalion, Emergency Management, Thomson Locations: U.S, Philadelphia, East Coast ., Bucks County, Jersey Shore, Boston, Baltimore, Washington, Delaware, New York