Highway fire delays drivers heading to Canada-USA outdoor game

A major traffic disruption on the Canadian side of the U.S.-Canada border caused major headaches for fans traveling to the first outdoor game in the history of the World Junior Championship, played between Canada and the United States.

60,000 gallons of water used for transport truck fire on westbound QEW in Grimsby https://t.co/ID82OjVyZz pic.twitter.com/ROaMZ5G5EW

- CBC Toronto (@CBCToronto) December 29, 2017

A transport truck caught fire approximately 62 miles from Buffalo's New Era Field on the major highway heading toward the border Friday morning.

Anyone on their way to the game from southern Ontario, then, was seriously delayed:

I left toronto at 10:45am and still haven't crossed the border. Traffic at a standstill. Might not make it before the 3rd period.

- Natasha Staniszewski (@tvnatasha) December 29, 2017

The stands were rather bare just prior to puck drop:

Ahhh the Great Outdoors #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/qgz7MmpFxY

- #WorldJuniors (@HC_WJC) December 29, 2017

Anthems #WJC2018 pic.twitter.com/8fzSO9Shcd

- John Matisz (@MatiszJohn) December 29, 2017

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