Firefighters are investigating after a semi-truck hauling tens of thousands of pounds of fruit caught fire during rush hour on Interstate 10.
Reports came in around 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday about the fire on I-10 eastbound at 51st Avenue, the Arizona Department of Transportation said.
DPS said the truck was hauling 50,000 pounds of cantaloupe at the time of the fire which resulted in a difficult clean-up.
Approximately 50k lbs of cantaloupe scattered the freeway as a result. A lot of cleanup needed after this. Freeway est. to reopen in 30 min. https://t.co/UQCOHUqe7A
— Dept. Public Safety (@Arizona_DPS) May 25, 2017
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