18-wheeler catches on fire on I-85 South in Macon County
UPDATE: All lanes are clear, and the roadway is now back open.
UPDATE at 6:32 p.m. CST: Shorter Volunteer Fire Department confirms the 18-wheeler fire on I-85 at MM-21 has been brought UNDER CONTROL.
There were no injuries to the driver or firefighters on scene.
“The wreckage is now being cooled and removed so ALDOT can inspect the bridge barriers and safely open the roadway,” according to the department. Waugh Fire Department also responded to the scene.
Macon County first responders are on the scene of an 18-wheeler fire.
The fire is taking place on Interstate 85 at Mile Marker 21 heading southbound. The 18 wheeler is fully engulfed, along with the grass on both sides of the southbound lanes and the guardrail.
It is unclear if anyone was injured. Both southbound lanes are blocked, and northbound lanes are heavily delayed with traffic.
If heading southbound, drivers are asked to exit at Exit 22 (Shorter).
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