The eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 are reopen near Golden after a truck fire was extinguished.
Traffic was temporarily diverted on to U.S. Hwy. 6. Two I-70 lanes reopened after firefighters put out the truck fire, the Colorado State Patrol said on X at 7:32 p.m.
The vehicle that caught fire was a semi truck hauling cardboard, the state patrol said. The driver escaped the fire, and the fire was extinguished.
Traffic Alert
I70 EB MP 261
Update
The engulfed semi was carrying cardboard.
The driver able to get out@WestMetroFire & @ColoradoDOT are assisting with this. pic.twitter.com/gx63miEdIX
— CSP Golden (@csp_golden) September 1, 2023
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