The Monday morning incident, in eastern Wisconsin near Appleton, remains under investigation. Parts of Interstate 41 were closed.
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. — No one was injured after a semi-truck hauling 41,000 pounds of meat caught fire in the northbound lanes of Interstate 41 Monday morning in eastern Wisconsin.
The incident near Appleton happened just before 6 a.m., according to the Grand Chute Fire Department.They were able to extinguish the flames using two engines and a water tender, the fire department said. The northbound lanes on I-41 were shut down immediately to allow fire crews room to fight the fire, the release stated. The stretch of highway was closed for about four hours as the Outagamie County Highway Department cleaned up the mess.
No dollar loss estimate for the semi has been given yet, the fire department said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.This article originally appeared on Appleton Post-Crescent:
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