SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah, Nov. 21, 2018 (Gephardt Daily) — Crews are on the scene of a semi fire that closed down westbound Interstate 80 at Emory in Summit County Wednesday afternoon.
A news release from the Utah Highway Patrol said the incident occurred just after 1:15 p.m. when a semi truck hauling Walmart products was traveling west near mile post 181.
A tweet from Summit County said the truck was loaded with canned goods.
“The driver pulled to the right shoulder of the roadway after he smelled smoke,” the news release said. “The truck and trailer then caught fire and became fully engulfed.”
The fire spread across the roadway and burned the grass in the center median, however eastbound travel was not affected.
One lane of the freeway reopened at approximately 4 p.m.; the other remains closed.
The driver of the truck was not injured.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Gephardt Daily will have more on this developing story as information is made available.
