By Associated Press - Saturday, July 1, 2017

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - A semitrailer fire on Interstate 80 at Lincoln has backed up westbound traffic on a busy holiday weekend.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports (https://bit.ly/2t3C3O3 ) that the truck caught fire around 10 a.m. Saturday just west of Lincoln, stalling traffic for miles.

Traffic was diverted north to U.S. Highway 34 at exit 395 and south to U.S. Highway 6 at exit 397 until around noon.



The Nebraska State Patrol, Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office and Lincoln Fire and Rescue were called to the scene. No injuries were reported.

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Information from: Lincoln Journal Star, https://www.journalstar.com

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