Semi fire halts traffic on I-70 in Hancock County

HANCOCK COUNTY, Ind. - A semi caught fire on Interstate 70 Westbound in Hancock County around 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The fire had effectively shut down all westbound lanes of the roadway at mile marker 103.




According to the INDOT Traffic Management Center, all lanes were closed from 2:30 p.m. to about 4:10 p.m., when the left lane of the roadway reopened. All lanes of the interstate were opened around 4:16 p.m.




FOX59/CBS4 have reached out to highway officials and are awaiting an update.




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