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Ramp from I-65 northbound to Southport Road blocked following trash truck fire

The incident was reported shortly after 3 a.m. Tuesday.

INDIANAPOLIS — The exit ramp from northbound Interstate 65 to Southport Road on Indianapolis' south side was closed early Tuesday as crews work to clean up from a trash truck fire.

The incident was reported shortly after 3 a.m. Tuesday morning, with fire crews arriving to find the truck fully engulfed in flames.

The fire was brought under control in a little over half an hour. At 4 a.m., INDOT estimated the ramp would remain closed for the next hour.

At 6:50 a.m., INDOT said the exit ramp was back open.

Traffic on I-65 was not impacted by the fire.

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