Semi-truck fire under investigation on I-10 near Tonopah
TONOPAH, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) - Drivers headed into Arizona from California may hit some major traffic after a semi-truck fire closed parts of the I-10 east of Tonopah on Sunday afternoon.
According to the Arizona Department of Transportation, the closure started around 4:30 p.m. after a semi-truck caught fire on the freeway’s eastbound lanes near 339th Avenue. DPS says the truck and what was inside the trailer are on fire. The driver disconnected the trailer from the cab, and no injuries were reported. It is not known what sparked the fire.
All eastbound lanes were closed for several hours as crews worked to put out the fire and clear the scene.
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