Tractor-trailer fire shuts down eastbound I-70
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ)
A semi fire closed the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Boone County on Wednesday night.
According to Boone County Joint Communications, a semi caught fire near the Rocheport Missouri River Bridge around 9:20 p.m.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that the tractor-trailer was engulfed near the 116 mile marker. The patrol encouraged drivers to avoid the area.
Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said that the driver is out of the semi and is not injured.
