- Tractor-trailer carrying 40,000 pounds of avocados on Texas highway caught fire Thursday
- All lanes on the highway in Forreston were closed just after noon because of the blaze
- The fire initially began in the northbound lanes of I-35 in Ellis county
- There’s no estimate on when the roads will reopen
A tractor-trailer carrying 40,000 pounds of avocados on a Texas highway caught fire Thursday.
It is currently unclear how the 18-wheeler caught fire on I-35E near Bill Lewis Road but no injuries have been reported yet.
All lanes on the highway in Forreston were closed just after noon due to the incident, Fox News reported.
A tractor-trailer carrying 40,000 pounds of avocados on a Texas highway caught on fire Thursday
All lanes on the highway in Forreston were closed just after noon because of it
The fire initially began in the northbound lanes of I-35 in Ellis county, south of Waxahachie, however both north and southbound lanes were closed for cleanup.
There’s no estimate on when the roads will reopen.
GUAC ALERT: Tractor trailer filled with 40k pounds of avocados caught fire on I-35E at Bill Lewis Road in Forreston in Ellis County. All northbound lanes closed, reduced SB to one lane. pic.twitter.com/WhePDg3Oy7
— FOX 4 NEWS (@FOX4) 28 December 2017
It is currently unclear how the 18-wheeler caught fire on I-35E near Bill Lewis Road but no injuries have been reported yet
All lanes on the highway in Forreston were closed just after noon due to the incident