Semi carrying ice cream catches fire near Fruitland

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Traffic on northbound Interstate 55 near Fruitland was delayed Tuesday afternoon by a tractor-trailer that caught fire. Fruitland fire chief Dean Riley said the fire destroyed the semi and spread to the trailer, which was carrying ice cream. No one was injured and the cause of the fire is unknown, he said.

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